Dusan Lajovic vs Matteo Arnaldi — Madrid Masters Qualifying Round 1
Madrid Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
#146ATP
1620ELO
1588Clay ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 22 April 2026 ·
clay
ITA14#34ATP
1830ELO
1830Clay ELO
$1.2MYTD
$5.8MCAREER
25 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lajovic D.6-0 3-6 6-4
Arnaldi M.
Lajovic D.
6362
Arnaldi M.
0641
Dusan Lajovic defeated Matteo Arnaldi 6-0 3-6 6-4 in the Madrid Masters qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Matteo Arnaldi came in ranked #34, defending last year's quarter-final.
Key context
- Match story: Dusan Lajovic handed Matteo Arnaldi a first-set bagel in a 6–0 3–6 6–4 win.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
42
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
95
Break points won·Even
18
22
Deciding sets·Even
57
58
Tiebreaks·Dominant
66
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
54
85
Lajovic D.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 94 games (7d) · Arnaldi M.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast