The Italian Matteo Arnaldi reached the quarter-finals of the Barcelona tournament, beaten in two sets by the Norwegian Casper Ruud, number 6 in the world. with a score of 6-4, 6-3. For the Ligurian, n.40 in the ranking, the Catalan tournament was the first quarter-final reached in an ATP500.
To reach the final, Ruud will have to beat the Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry (n.30) tomorrow, who eliminated the British Cameron Norrie in two sets (7-6, 7-6).