For his return to competition, Arthur Cazaux will face a young Italian during the first round of the Barcelona tournament

The Montpellier will resume his season. Free Midi – Alexandre Dimou

While he will begin his season on clay at the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona, ​​four weeks after his last match on the circuit, Arthur Cazaux (75th in the world) will face a young Italian during the first round after the draw carried out this Saturday April 13.

Finally back to competition. After his withdrawal from Monaco last weekend because he was too short physically, Arthur Cazaux (21) will resume his season, starting Monday at the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona.

The opportunity for the Montpellier native to start his season on clay, not a surface best suited to his game and where he has had the most success, but on which he can show his physical strength.

Arnaldi in the first round

While his youth idol Rafael Nadal will also be there in Barcelona, ​​but not in the same part of the draw, Cazaux will face the Italian Matteo Arnaldi (23 years old) during the first round of the tournament.

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Currently 38th in the world and last eighth finalist in Miami, the Italian faced the Frenchman only once during a round of 16 at the junior Roland-Garros, won by Cazaux for the anecdote.

In the event of another success against Arnaldi, the Héraultais will face the No.8 seed in the tournament and exempt from the first round, the Argentinian Sebastián Báez (19th in the world).