{"id":295473,"date":"2023-10-30T08:39:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T08:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=295473"},"modified":"2023-10-30T08:39:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T08:39:32","slug":"tennis-star-that-told-djokovic-im-coming-for-you-pulls-out-of-paris-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/tennis\/tennis-star-that-told-djokovic-im-coming-for-you-pulls-out-of-paris-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis star that told Djokovic ‘I’m coming for you’ pulls out of Paris Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Matteo Arnaldi has pulled out of the Paris Masters just days after warning Novak Djokovic \u201cI\u2019m coming for you\u201d. The 22-year-old Italian enjoyed a back-and-forth with this year\u2019s three-time Grand Slam champion and many had hoped that the pair would meet for the very first time in France, but Arnaldi\u2019s withdrawal has confirmed that fans would be left waiting.<\/p>\n

Arnaldi had been due to face Stan Wawrinka in the first round, but an update from the tournament confirmed that he had pulled out and a lucky loser would instead enter the main draw in his place. The up-and-coming star confirmed that a “family problem” prevented him from competing this week.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately I had to withdraw from the @rolexparismasters due to a family problem, thanks for all the support and the messages we\u2019ve received,” he wrote on Instagram. “I will take some time to rest and then me and my team we will get ready to end the season at its best playing for Italy once again in the Davis Cup. Thank you all.”<\/p>\n

Arnaldi most recently suffered a 7-5, 6-3 defeat to Andrey Rublev in the last 16 of the Vienna Open but had gone viral once a picture of him hitting a shot while doing the splits surfaced on social media. He then re-posted the picture of a split with Spider-Man to his Instagram story and said: \u201c@djokernole I\u2019m coming for you.” Tennis Channel has initially captioned the post: \u201cTell us he\u2019s not Spider-Man.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Djokovic, who has been known for his gymnastics on court, brutally fired back at the jibe: “First, you need to be facing the net and not the wall. Then we can talk.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arnaldi and Djokovic have never faced each other but there was hope that this week\u2019s Paris Masters would set the stage for their first meeting. They could have met in the quarter-finals should both players advance that far, before Arnaldi pulled out of the tournament.<\/p>\n