Italiani in azione venerdì 19 aprile: Arnaldi sfida Ruud, Paolini contro Rybakina per la semifinale. Quote, orari e modalità di visione.
Two Italians will be on the field today: Matteo Arnaldi and Jasmine Paolini. The tennis player from Sanremo, coming off a great victory against Argentine player Marco Trungelliti, is vying for a spot in the semifinals at the “Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell”, an ATP 500 tournament that is held annually on the red clay courts of the “Real Club de Tenis” in the Catalonian city.
Naturally, Arnaldi’s opponent is one of the toughest on the circuit. We are talking about the world number 6, Casper Ruud. It’s definitely not going to be an easy match. The Norwegian athlete, after his win in the round of 16 against Australian Thompson, has surpassed Jannik Sinner in terms of matches won on the ATP circuit since the beginning of the season (26). The good old Casper is also coming off a final at Monte Carlo lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas, and a victory in the semifinals against Novak Djokovic. Matteo’s potential win against Ruud is at odds of 3.65 with GoldBet and 3.42 with Betclic.
On the other hand, Jasmine Paolini will face Elena Rybakina on her path to the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 in Stuttgart after a great victory with a final score of 7-6(8) 6-4 against Ons Jabeur, the number 7 seed in the German tournament. Rybakina had to work hard to get rid of Russian Veronika Kudermetova in her debut match in Stuttgart. Jasmine and the twenty-four-year-old Moscow native have an even record in their head-to-head encounters. They were actually supposed to face each other in the quarterfinals in Dubai earlier this year, but Rybakina didn’t play due to a stomach virus. The potential win for Paolini against Rybakina has odds of 2.63 with Bet365 and 2.55 with Bwin.
All matches will be available on Sky Sport and streaming on Sky Go and Now TV.
ITALIANS ON THE FIELD ON FRIDAY, APRIL 19th:
ATP 500 Barcelona: M. Arnaldi – C. Ruud, Rafa Nadal Court, around 13:50.
WTA 500 Stuttgart: E. Rybakina – J. Paolini, Center Court, around 12:30.
