Injuries once again sink Berrettini, and Arnaldi moves on to Roland Garros semis

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Matteo Berrettini has once again experienced the bitter side of sports, as he has had to withdraw from his quarter-final match at Roland Garros 2026 against Matteo Arnaldi due to yet another injury. The score was 7-5 5-2 in favor of the 25-year-old tennis player, but from the beginning of the second set, it was evident that Berrettini was not well.

After going through a real ordeal, it seemed that the 30-year-old tennis player was finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Berrettini had returned to a Grand Slam quarter-final, showing glimpses of the tennis that once propelled him to be the number 6 in the world. However, when the body refuses, nothing can be done. The flip side of the story is Arnaldi, who advances to a historic semifinal where he will face his compatriot Flavio Cobolli.

Arnaldi and Berrettini experience a rollercoaster of emotions

The match began with both players being like day and night. While Berrettini started focused and with a clear game plan, Arnaldi took time to get into the match and made too many errors, allowing his opponent to quickly take a 3-0 lead with serve. However, he managed to wake up in time, relying on drop shots to break back and reach 3-2.

Now it was Berrettini who had lost focus, and with another blunder on a forehand volley, he once again dropped serve to give Arnaldi momentum. Too many mistakes from both players. However, something changed in the match, something that became evident with the score at 6-5. The tension-filled games arrived, and it was then when Arnaldi managed to put pressure on Berrettini to break and take the first set 7-5.

Berrettini's body gives up

To make matters worse, the younger Matteo started the second set in the same manner. Break in the first game when serving and a 2-0 advantage. Berrettini tried to fight back with a break of his own, but to everyone's surprise, he called for medical timeout and headed to the locker room due to discomfort in the upper part of the quadriceps, leaning towards the psoas muscle or hip. It was not just a routine break; it was evident he was truly injured.

It was then that his coaches made gestures for him to retire as it made no sense to continue playing. Berrettini's expression said it all, on the verge of tears, as the dreaded injuries had once again knocked on his door. Nevertheless, with the score at 5-2, Matteo refused to give up as he was finally returning to his peak performance in a Grand Slam, but he couldn't continue.

After much deliberation, Berrettini stood up and embraced Arnaldi, who just a month ago was going through the worst moment of his career after his own struggles with injuries. A few weeks later, he finds himself in his first Grand Slam semifinals and on the verge of becoming a seeded player at major tournaments. His next opponent will be Cobolli, ensuring that Italy secures another year with a finalist in Paris. 

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