Flavio Cobolli, o tenista italiano classificado como 14º no ranking global, garantiu sua vaga nas semifinais de Roland Garros após vencer, nesta quarta-feira (3), o canadense Felix Auger-Aliassime (6º) por um placar de 3 sets a 1 (4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4).
O atleta de Florença, com 24 anos de idade, participará de sua primeira semifinal de Grand Slam, enfrentando um compatriota. Ainda não se sabe se seu adversário será Matteo Berrettini (105º) ou **Matteo Arnaldi** (104th), who reached this year’s ATP 500 Munich clay tournament final, has already secured the 10th position in the next ATP ranking, which will be released on Monday. **Auger-Aliassime** and **Cobolli** faced each other on central court this Wednesday night.
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Auger-Aliassime was more consistent in the first set, capitalizing on Cobolli’s many errors, with the Italian dropping his second set since the start of the Parisian Grand Slam. Leading 3-1 in the second set, the Montreal-born Canadian’s performance dropped, and the Italian took advantage to tie the match by regaining precision in his forehand.
The Canadian failed to convert seven break points in the third set, while Cobolli needed only one chance to take control of the match, closing the set with a serve and volley sequence.
In the same vein as the previous two sets, the Roma fan continued to press as Auger-Aliassime committed many errors, such as a backhand that resulted in a break in Cobolli’s favor. Showing efficiency, he maintained the advantage and confirmed his qualification for the semifinal on his serve.
