Cristian Garin def. Matteo Arnaldi 6-2, 6-4 — Monte-Carlo Masters 2026 R64

Match recap

Cristian Garin defeated Matteo Arnaldi 6-2, 6-4 in the R64 of the Monte-Carlo Masters 2026.

Cristian Garin won 68% of his first-serve points to Matteo Arnaldi's 52%, and that 16-point gap carried a routine straight-sets win at the Monte-Carlo Masters. Arnaldi's 30 unforced errors — 11 more than Garin — kept the breaks coming, four in the second set alone. Garin, ending a four-match losing run, books Alexander Zverev next.

Match stats

Cristian Garin: 0 aces, 16 winners, 62% first serves, 3 double faults. Matteo Arnaldi: 2 aces, 14 winners, 53% first serves, 2 double faults.

Profiles: Cristian Garin · Matteo Arnaldi — Monte-Carlo Masters 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Cristian Garin and Matteo Arnaldi.