Stop the bleeding.

This is quite a crucial question for the Australian, who, let me remind you, also had a slump last year because of the sequence of tournaments, which he found way too intense. I don’t know if that’s what’s happening to him right now, but in any case, even if he’s had tough draws, the content of his matches is far from perfect. You can see him talking to his coach and showing many signs of a lack of confidence. And since bad news never comes alone, now he has to face an Italian in Rome who’s coming off a Challenger title and is absolutely on fire. The thing with the Australian is that he always ends up responding well at some point. Is Rome the right moment? I don’t know. To anticipate the match-up, there’s their match two years ago at the Australian Open, which, to me, is still quite special. What I like here is that the Australian likes to take the ball early and dictate play, which would put Arnaldi in a counterpunching role that we really like. I’m picturing a… tricky match for the Australian, who will have to navigate, just like he has since his very first match in Monte Carlo, between a battle against his opponent and one against himself.