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James Duckworth defeated Matteo Arnaldi 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 7(10)-6(8) — US Open 2026 R128.
Matteo Arnaldi and James Duckworth: James Duckworth leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
Eighty percent of first serves in the box bought the No. 30 seed exactly one set. Arnaldi, a 60 percent pick with the betting market, won 18 of 50 points behind the second delivery, and Duckworth took 64% of those return points on his way through. The Italian broke for 3-1 in the fourth, was broken back in game 7 for 3-4, then saved two match points in the tiebreak before it ended after 3 hours 25 minutes. The 34-year-old Australian, who landed just 40 percent of first serves and still hit 16 aces to five, reaches the second round at the US Open a week on from a semifinal run at Winston-Salem.