Matteo Arnaldi vs Frances Tiafoe Preview & Prediction | 2024 Wimbledon Championships | First Round

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So much depends on the fitness of Frances Tiafoe coming into this Wimbledon opener against Matteo Arnaldi after he retired in his last match through injury

START DATE/TIME: Monday 1st July, 2024, UK – not before 11:00am / US ET – not before 06:00am / US PT – not before 03:00am

VENUE: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England

SURFACE: Outdoor grass

HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – BBC & Eurosport / US – ESPN International & the Tennis Channel

HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – BBC iPlayer & Eurosport Player / US – Tennis Channel

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MATTEO ARNALDI VS FRANCES TIAFOE PREDICTION

American Frances Tiafoe is the favourite coming into this match but the 26-year-old had to retire from a match just two weeks ago following a fall against Rinky Hijikata. His condition will be evident early on and that should give an idea as to whether he will live up to his favourite tag.

He comes up against Italian Matteo Arnaldi who has enjoyed some really positive results this year; the highlight being a straight sets win over Andrey Rublev at the French Open before he lost in four to Stefanos Tsitsipas. Those performances in a Grand Slam tournament will boost his confidence coming into this match and while grass is not his preferred surface, he will be motivated to do well here. He has far more form behind him this year and with question marks over Tiafoe’s fitness, the value pick is Arnaldi in a match which potentially go all the way to five sets.

MATTEO ARNALDI VS FRANCES TIAFOE TIP: MATTEO ARNALDI