World number 39 Matteo Arnaldi faces the 59th-ranked Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round of the 2025 Dallas Open which will be played on Thursday, February 6. Get all the Matteo Arnaldi v Alejandro Davidovich Fokina predictions, betting tips and odds for this encounter in the section below.
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Matteo Arnaldi v Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Head to Head
Their only previous meeting came at the 2024 Canadian Open and Arnaldi had won that encounter after Fokina retired from it in the final set.
Arnaldi Eases Past Eubanks
It had been an ordinary start to the season for Matteo Arnaldi, in part due to the fact that he had featured in only two tournaments before flying to Dallas.
Arnaldi had kick-started the year with a win in the opening round in Brisbane but then went down fighting to Reilly Opelka in the second.
He was then drawn to face Lorenzo Musetti in the opener at the Australian Open and lost again but not before he made things difficult for his opponent.
Which is why, despite playing a 104th-ranked player in the form of Christopher Eubanks, the bookmakers had Arnaldi as only an 8/11 favourite. He lived up to those odds and more as he clinched a 6-3, 6-4 win over his American opponent to make the second round.
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Fokina Shrugs off Injury Concerns against Holt
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina had given an excellent account of himself at the Australian Open when he reached the fourth round but he suffered an injury during that encounter against Tommy Paul.
As a result, not only did he go down in a hurry, losing 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 to Paul, there was also a concern about his fitness following the match.
Davidovich Fokina opted not to play last week but has come back well in the first round here against Brandon Holt. He won 6-1, 7-5 in an hour and 21 minutes to move into the second round of a competition that he is playing for the first time.
The Spaniard saved all the three break-points against him while getting past his opponent’s serve on three occasions in the encounter.
Arnaldi v Davidovich Fokina Prediction
A fully-fit Fokina gets our vote to win this encounter and at 7/10, it looks like these are tempting odds to go for for his victory. A riskier option would be to go with a straight-set win for the Spaniard.
Arnaldi v Davidovich Fokina Tips
- Davidovich Fokina to win: 7/10
