One of the most important wins of Flavio Cobolli’s profession was additionally one of probably the most emotional days of his life.
The Italian tennis player defeated ATP No. 3 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday in the semifinal of the BMW Open in Munich, the first top-5 win of his profession. After shaking fingers with the German, he started sobbing on the court docket.
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The motive for the tears was Cobolli had lately discovered a 13-year-old friend at his membership in Italy had died Friday.
The 23-year-old Cobolli devoted the win to his friend, Mattia, on social media.
Cobolli, (*1*), had the clear service benefit in the match, notching seven aces to Zverev’s zero and profitable six of the German’s 9 second-serve factors. He received 10 factors in a row throughout one stretch, and reversed a file of two losses in their head-to-head matchup.
Cobolli can win the fourth ATP title of his profession Sunday, however will want one other top-10 win to get there. No. 6 Ben Shelton defeated Alex Molcan in the opposite semifinal and will probably be taking part in in the Munich ultimate for the second straight yr, having misplaced in 2025 to Zverev.
