Arnaldi’s Grand Slam Breakthrough

Matteo Arnaldi’s dream is about to become reality—he’s reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at Roland Garros after a dramatic exit by fellow Italian Matteo Berrettini, who retired hurt down a set and break. Arnaldi, who’s already logged over 17 hours on court to get here—the most ever for a quarterfinalist since 1991—has battled through five-setters and injuries to shock the tennis world. Ranked outside the top 100 just months ago, he’s now poised to leap into his career-high ranking if he keeps winning. His semifinal opponent? Flavio Cobolli, another Italian he knows well from training and countless matches, making this the first time two Italians face off in a Grand Slam men’s semifinal. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/24822f63fab6696e