Matteo Arnaldi's racquet - Player Profile

Updated 14 February 2025
Italian star Matteo Arnaldi is one of many good Italian players at the moment, currently ranked 38 in the world. But what is Matteo Arnaldi’s racquet?

Matteo Arnaldi’s tennis racquet?

Club players often want to play with the racquets of the top tennis professionals, but what is important to know is that they rarely play with the racquets they endorse. The use pro stock racquets based on older racquet models, often what they get used to as juniors.

In Matteo Arnaldi’s case, it is clear he is using some kind of Radical racquet, which is also the racquet he is endorsing. So, if you want to use a racquet similar to his, you should check out the HEAD Radical MP, which is a recent favorite of ours.

Member “flyhome” of the Tennis Warehouse forums, has posted that he is likely using the HEAD Graphene 360+ Radical MP 16/19 with the following unstrung specs:

Weight: 314 grams (add approx 20 grams for strings)
Balance: 30.8 cm (strings add about 1 cm balance towards the head)
Swing weight: 311 (should be around 341 strung)

In terms of strings, he looks to be using a hybrid of HEAD Hawk Touch in the mains and natural gut in the crosses.

The Radical MP pro stock code for the Graphene 360+ is TGT 351, but there is a chance that he is using the popular older Graphene Radical mold with the code TGT 307.

Where to buy Arnaldi’s racquet?

It won’t be easy to find Arnaldi’s personal pro stock racquet unless you can find it on forums or he has given some frames away to someone.

But, like I wrote above, you can get the HEAD Radical MP, a great frame from our friends at Tennis Warehouse (US, Canada), Tennis Warehouse Europe (use the code TNERD10 for 10% off) or Tennis Only (AU).

Bio and Career

Matteo Arnaldi was born on February 22nd, 2001, in Sanremo, Italy. He has quickly risen through the ranks to become one of Italy’s many promising tennis talents.

Arnaldi made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Rome Masters, where he received wildcards for both singles and doubles following wins at pre-qualification tournaments. His breakthrough came later that year when he got his first Challenger title at the Internazionali di Tennis d’Abruzzo. These performances eventually got him an entry into the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals following Holger Rune’s withdrawal.

His 2023 season was a strong one, marking his Grand Slam debut at the French Open where he recorded his first win. Arnaldi’s consistency continued with his first ATP semifinal at the Croatia Open in Umag, and some impressive matches at the US Open, reaching the fourth round. These results helped him achieve a career-high ranking of No. 30 in August 2024.

Arnaldi’s victories include beating top-ranked players like Casper Ruud at the 2023 Madrid Masters. He was also part of the Italian team that won the 2023 Davis Cup. The Italians performances in 2024, including reaching the fourth round at the French Open and quarterfinals in Barcelona, have continued to build his reputation, securing him a spot in the top 35 by April of that year.