Matteo Arnaldi def. Raphael Collignon 6-4, 6(5)-7(7), 5-7, 6-4, 7(10)-6(4) — French Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Matteo Arnaldi defeated Raphael Collignon 6-4, 6(5)-7(7), 5-7, 6-4, 7(10)-6(4) in the R32 of the French Open 2026.

World No. 104 Matteo Arnaldi flipped the form chart on No. 62 Raphael Collignon, surviving 6-4, 6-7(5), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(10) in their first meeting after nearly five hours. The cleaner ball-striking carried it: Arnaldi piled up 80 winners to Collignon's 40 and won 53% of his second-serve points to the Belgian's 46%. Collignon's 10 double faults — twice Arnaldi's five — undercut a serve that fired 17 aces, and the favourite couldn't close it out, dropping the deciding tiebreak 10-4.

Match stats

Matteo Arnaldi: 14 aces, 80 winners, 62% first serves, 5 double faults, 5/13 break points. Raphael Collignon: 17 aces, 40 winners, 67% first serves, 10 double faults, 4/11 break points.

Profiles: Matteo Arnaldi · Raphael Collignon — French Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Matteo Arnaldi and Raphael Collignon.