The most decorated tennis player, Novak Djokovic, announced the imminent end of his career for the first time yesterday, and today he was stopped by Italian Matteo Arnaldi at the end of the competition at the Madrid Masters - 2:0 (6:3, 6:4)
In a match that lasted 100 minutes, Arnaldi, ranked 44th on the ATP list, made better use of break points, all three to be exact, while Djokovic managed to convert only one of five.
In the seventh game, Djokovic had three consecutive break points, but the Italian managed to hold serve and celebrate a big victory.
In the round of 16, Arnaldi will play against tennis player from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Damir Džumhur, who was better than Argentine Sebastian Baes after three sets.
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