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Hello!

I usually do not like to make predictions, but
this time I want to make a conditional one:
*if* Matteo Arnaldi can play like he did against
Raphael Collignon, then he will beat Frances
Tiafoe tonight.

Arnaldi vs Collignon was a match of incredible
quality! I believe both players hit something
like 80 winners each!

br,
KK
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Kalevi Kolttonen <kalevi@kolttonen.fi> wrote:

*if* Matteo Arnaldi can play like he did against
Raphael Collignon, then he will beat Frances
Tiafoe tonight.

The first set is over, Arnaldi took it 7-6.

To be honest, the level of play was pretty
horrible from both players. Just too many
unforced errors.

Hoping for better play in the latter stages
of the match...

br,
KK
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Kalevi Kolttonen <kalevi@kolttonen.fi> wrote:

Hoping for better play in the latter stages
of the match...

Unforced errors keep piling up. Tiafoe won the
second set 7-6. It would probably be wiser to
watch a movie than this match, but since I have
started watching it, I guess I cannot stop now.

It has really been second rate tennis.

br,
KK
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Kalevi Kolttonen <kalevi@kolttonen.fi> wrote:

Not the greatest match in terms of quality, but
at least we have the fifth set to decide it. So
there is definitely some serious suspense here!

The match did get better near the end. Lots of
drama indeed, Arnaldi is through to the quarterfinals!

This win also creates history: Now three italian
men are in the RG quarterfinals. It has never happened
before. Pretty incredible and all this without Sinner!

br,
KK
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On 6/1/2026 6:11 PM, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:

Kalevi Kolttonen <kalevi@kolttonen.fi> wrote:

Not the greatest match in terms of quality, but
at least we have the fifth set to decide it. So
there is definitely some serious suspense here!

The match did get better near the end. Lots of
drama indeed, Arnaldi is through to the quarterfinals!

This win also creates history: Now three italian
men are in the RG quarterfinals. It has never happened
before. Pretty incredible and all this without Sinner!

br,
KK

Pretty impressive, I wonder what their juniors are like.
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Kalevi Kolttonen <kalevi@kolttonen.fi> wrote:

Kalevi Kolttonen <kalevi@kolttonen.fi> wrote:

Hoping for better play in the latter stages
of the match...

Unforced errors keep piling up. Tiafoe won the
second set 7-6. It would probably be wiser to
watch a movie than this match, but since I have
started watching it, I guess I cannot stop now.

It has really been second rate tennis.

Well, well. Tiafoe lead two sets to one, and was
4-1 up in the fourth with a *double break*. Yet
Tiafoe lost the fourth set in a tie-break! What
a comeback by Matteo Arnaldi!

Not the greatest match in terms of quality, but
at least we have the fifth set to decide it. So
there is definitely some serious suspense here!

br,
KK
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