Andrey Rublev def. Matteo Arnaldi — Round of 128, Australian Open 2026

🇦🇺
Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played19 Jan 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇷🇺ranked ATP number 14 going into this drawWon

Andrey Rublev seeded 13 6 6 6

🇮🇹ranked ATP number 65 going into this draw

Matteo Arnaldi 4 2 3

🇷🇺A. RublevAndrey RublevvM. ArnaldiMatteo Arnaldi🇮🇹

🇷🇺Andrey Rublev

🇮🇹Matteo Arnaldi

Match stats

Serve

8

Aces

4

2

Double faults

4

64%

1st serve in

52%

76%

1st serve points won

63%

66%

2nd serve points won

59%

73%

Service points won

61%

6/6

Break points saved

6/11

Serve speed (km/h)

207

Fastest serve

206

191

Average 1st serve

185

154

Average 2nd serve

153

Return

39%

Return points won

28%

5/11

Break points won

0/6

Points

36

Winners

18

22

Unforced errors

21

19/25

Net points won

10/12

88

Total points won

69

Head to head

2–2 level

  1. This matchMelbourne R128won by Rublev
  2. 2025HardIndian Wells R64won by Arnaldi
  3. 2024HardCanada SFwon by Rublev
  4. 2024ClayParis R32won by Arnaldi

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

4–6

Last 10 matches

2–8

2–1

Last 30 days

–

By surface

13–10

Hard

5–9

By round

1–0

R128

1–2

4–1

R64

2–1

5–5

First match at an event

4–5

3–1

At Grand Slams

0–1

How their matches go

22

Completed matches

14

32%

Won in straight sets

21%

23%

Won after losing a set

14%

18%

Lost after winning a set

36%

27%

Lost in straight sets

29%

6–6

Tiebreaks

5–0

4–4

Deciding sets

2–5

8/10

Won after winning set 1

4/8

4/12

Won after losing set 1

1/6

Serve and return, last 5 matches

64%

1st serve in

63%

78%

1st serve points won

76%

51%

2nd serve points won

51%

74%

Break points saved

50%

36%

Return points won

31%

37%

Break points won

24%

7.4

Aces a match

8.0

2.0

Double faults a match

2.2

Last 14 days

3

Matches

0

8

Sets

0

9

Days since last match

88

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentAndrey RublevMatteo Arnaldi
🇪🇸Davidovich FokinaNo. 15
🇪🇸Davidovich FokinaNo. 15WonCanada R16LostShanghai R64
🇺🇸FritzNo. 9
🇺🇸FritzNo. 9LostCanada QFLostWashington R16
🇮🇹SonegoNo. 40
🇮🇹SonegoNo. 40WonCanada R32WonWashington R32
Total
Total2–11–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestAndrey RublevMatteo Arnaldi
1Lost🇮🇹L. MusettiLorenzo MusettiNo. 8No. 8 · 10 JanHong Kong SF · 10 JanLost🇩🇪A. ZverevAlexander ZverevNo. 3No. 3 · 23 OctVienna R16 · 23 Oct
2Won🇵🇹N. BorgesNuno BorgesNo. 47No. 47 · 9 JanHong Kong QF · 9 JanWon🇺🇸A. KovacevicAleksandar KovacevicNo. 69No. 69 · 20 OctVienna R32 · 20 Oct
3Won🇨🇳Y. WuYibing WuNo. 181No. 181 · 7 JanHong Kong R16 · 7 JanLost🇩🇪Y. HanfmannYannick HanfmannNo. 150No. 150 · 15 OctBrussels R32 · 15 Oct
4Lost🇺🇸B. SheltonBen SheltonNo. 6No. 6 · 30 OctParis R16 · 30 OctLost🇪🇸A. Davidovich FokinaAlejandro Davidovich FokinaNo. 20No. 20 · 4 OctShanghai R64 · 4 Oct
5Won🇺🇸L. TienLearner TienNo. 38No. 38 · 28 OctParis R32 · 28 OctWon🇯🇵R. SakamotoRei SakamotoNo. 190No. 190 · 2 OctShanghai R128 · 2 Oct
6Won🇬🇧J. FearnleyJacob FearnleyNo. 81No. 81 · 27 OctParis R64 · 27 OctLost🇫🇷A. CazauxArthur CazauxR32 · 19 SepHangzhou R32 · 19 Sep
7Lost🇬🇧C. NorrieCameron NorrieNo. 33No. 33 · 21 OctVienna R32 · 21 OctLost🇦🇷F. CerundoloFrancisco CerundoloNo. 19No. 19 · 26 AugNew York R128 · 26 Aug
8Lost🇯🇵Y. NishiokaYoshihito NishiokaR64 · 4 OctShanghai R64 · 4 OctLost🇳🇱B. Van De ZandschulpBotic Van De ZandschulpNo. 92No. 92 · 19 AugWinston-Salem R32 · 19 Aug
9Lost🇮🇹F. CobolliFlavio CobolliNo. 25No. 25 · 26 SepBeijing R32 · 26 SepLost🇫🇷B. BonziBenjamin BonziNo. 66No. 66 · 7 AugCincinnati R128 · 7 Aug
10Lost🇫🇷V. RoyerValentin RoyerNo. 90No. 90 · 20 SepHangzhou R16 · 20 SepLost🇩🇪A. ZverevAlexander ZverevNo. 3No. 3 · 31 JulCanada R32 · 31 Jul