Matteo Arnaldi vs Andrey RublevIndian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
#35ATP
1830ELO
1732Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$5.8MCAREER
25 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
hard
#13ATP
1902ELO
1849Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$34MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWW
Arnaldi M.
6-4 7-5
Rublev A.
Arnaldi M.
672
Rublev A.
450

Matteo Arnaldi defeated Andrey Rublev 6-4 7-5 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrey Rublev came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Matteo Arnaldi narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-19Australian OpenR128hardAndrey Rublev6-4 6-2 6-3
2024-08-05Canada MastersSFhardAndrey Rublev6-4 6-2
2024-05-27Roland GarrosR32clayMatteo Arnaldi7-6(6) 6-2 6-4
2023-10-23ViennaR16hardAndrey Rublev7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Arnaldi M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Rublev A.

Rublev A.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Arnaldi M.

Serve advantage — Rublev A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Arnaldi M.Rublev A.
23
Serve
55
22
Return
52

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.7
7.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (60 vs 80). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
78
88
Break points saved·Even
97
100
Break points won·Clear edge
51
72
Deciding sets·Slight edge
86
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
99
92

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
8.0
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.0Hard Elo 1732
Surface ELO
7.0+116 Hard Elo edge
3.1Overall Elo 1830
ELO gap
6.9Overall Elo 1902
0.0
H2H
10.0
4.8
Surface form
7.6
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.4
Minutes 14d
8.7
7.0
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Prev. match
7.0
Country comfort
5.6
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
95
94

Arnaldi M.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Rublev A.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 27%