Flavio Cobolli he doesn’t want to stop and continues his splendid journey in Melbourne, beating the Russian Pavel Kotov in four sets entering the third round of the 2024 Australian Open. For the twenty-one-year-old Roman, this is the best result in his career at the main draw level of a Slam, after having brilliantly passed the qualifications.
The blue won 7-5 6-3 5-7 6-2, continuing his splendid first round victory 7-5 in the fifth set against ATP no.18 Nicolas Jarry. “Being the first time I find myself in this situation, in the second round in a Slam after playing a four-hour match two days ago, I was very tired and my mental and nervous energy was running out. I had a drop, it’s a normal thing, but I knew that the match was still long and therefore the chances that I hadn’t exploited in the third would certainly arise again in the fourth. I just waited and persevered, I managed to stay calm. I went to the bathroom, took my time and it was fine after that“, Cobolli tells Eurosport.
“I have certainly achieved excellent results on hard courts in the last period. Now I feel good on this surface, whereas before I wasn’t comfortable. If I have to choose where to play a match, at the moment I choose clay because I still have to improve my serve a lot, but there is no longer that clear difference in height that there was a year and a half ago. My team says that in the future I will play much better on hard courts, so it’s just a matter of time and playing a lot of fast matches. I wait and take what comes“, continues the n.100 in the world ranking.
Where does Flavio Cobolli arrive in the ATP ranking? Crazy leap to the 3rd round at the Australian Open! And if he wins again…
On the Australian host Alex De Minaur (n.10 in the world), next opponent in the third round: “Having played with Alcaraz in Paris (first round Roland Garros 2023, ed.) is helping me at the moment, because the emotion and tension I had there is incomparable. Now we are in a third round, so I am very excited and happy to play this match. I think it’s a prize and I will try everything to put Alex in difficulty, because he is a very tough opponent and is playing excellent tennis. He is very strong, so I will have to be at 100% to have any chance of challenging him. I believe it as always. I’m not leaving already defeated, I’m motivated and I’m continuing this dream“.
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2024-01-17 11:12:01
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