Matteo Arnaldi vs Lorenzo Musetti Preview & Prediction | 2025 Australian Open | First Round
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We have an all-Italian clash in the first round in Melbourne as Matteo Arnaldi and Lorenzo Musetti have been drawn together
Start date/time: Sunday 12th January, 2025, UK – not before 2:00am / Saturday 11th January, US ET – not before 9:00pm / US PT – not before 6:00pm
Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
Surface: Outdoor hard
How to watch on TV: UK – Eurosport / US – ESPN+
How to watch online: UK – Eurosport website & discovery+ / US – ESPN+ platforms
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Matteo Arnaldi vs Lorenzo Musetti Prediction
Matteo Arnaldi enjoyed some good performances in the Grand Slam events last year and he will be hoping to do the same again. He made it to the second round in Melbourne last year in what was his debut on the main draw but got to the fourth round in Paris and the third in the US.
He played in Brisbane last week where he produced a good performance to beat Alexei Popyrin but subsequently lost to the in-form Reilly Opelka. He gets underway in Melbourne and faces a tough first-round match against compatriot Lorenzo Musetti.
Lorenzo Musetti won his first match in this tournament at the third time of asking and the world number 16 will be hoping to put in an even better showing this time around.
Musetti played in one warm-up event in Hong Kong to prepare for this and he picked up a win over Gabriel Diallo but he lost to Jaume Munar in the quarters.
He has enjoyed some good runs in the other three Grand Slam events including a semi-final run at Wimbledon last summer so he will be hoping to really kick on this year in Melbourne.
The pair know each other’s games well so that will be fascinating to see how this plays out while Musetti has won both previous meetings. He has Arnaldi’s number and while Arnaldi may grab a set, Musetti should come through it unscathed.
Matteo Arnaldi vs Lorenzo Musetti Tip: Lorenzo Musetti to win
