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James Duckworth def. Matteo Arnaldi — Round of 128, US Open 2026

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US Open 2026

Grand SlamHardNew York, USA

Played31 Aug 2026

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

🇦🇺ranked ATP number 79 going into this drawWon

James Duckworth 5 6 6 7

🇮🇹ranked ATP number 34 going into this draw

Matteo Arnaldi seeded 32 7 3 2 68

Next · Round of 64vs 🇨🇳Yibing Wu

What this match is worth

Points earned

Duckworth +50Arnaldi +10

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What decided it

  • Duckworth broke 6 times from 19 chances, Arnaldi 4 from 15
  • Arnaldi won 35% behind his second serve, Duckworth 50%
  • The fourth set went to a tiebreak, Duckworth took it 10–8
  • Duckworth came back from a set down
  • 16 aces and 4 double faults from Duckworth