Matteo Arnaldi def. Federico Agustin Gomez 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 — Croatia Open Umag 2026 R16

Match recap

Matteo Arnaldi defeated Federico Agustin Gomez 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in the R16 of the Croatia Open Umag 2026.

The first-serve gap decided it. Matteo Arnaldi won 88 percent of his first-serve points (37 of 42) to Federico Agustin Gomez's 68 and double-faulted once to the ATP No. 209's six, though Gomez still broke late in the second to force a decider. The decisive swing came in game 4 of the third, a break for 3-1 that Arnaldi protected the rest of the way. Gomez saved three match points before the No. 4 seed closed, 2 hours, 34 minutes in, to book a quarterfinal at the Croatia Open Umag.

Match stats

Federico Agustin Gomez: 5 aces, 66% first serves, 6 double faults, 2/6 break points. Matteo Arnaldi: 8 aces, 49% first serves, 2 double faults, 4/11 break points.

Profiles: Federico Agustin Gomez · Matteo Arnaldi — Croatia Open Umag 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Federico Agustin Gomez and Matteo Arnaldi.