Matteo Arnaldi beat Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-1 in the round of 128 at the ATP tournament in Shanghai. Arnaldi won the next three games after the first set was tied at 2-2, moving ahead 5-2, then took the first four games of the second set for a 4-0 lead.

Arnaldi was ranked 38th on 8 October 2026.