Cobolli doesn't stop: he's in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon

A great Flavio Cobolli beats a tough Marin Cilic in four sets in the round of 16 and for the first time in history reaches the quarterfinals of the most prestigious tournament in the world: it ended 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 after three hours and 25 minutes. Gritty, motivated, solid, the Roman tennis player fought and overcame his opponent, born in 1988, who appeared more wooden and less mobile in the first two sets, then reinvigorated in the third (in which he had three set points at 6-5, before closing in the tiebreak).

Flavio showed the character and personality that we know by now, when in the fourth set he went down 4-3 with his own serve: he immediately counter-broke Cilic, closing the game with a cross-court backhand shot, with which he “called” the crowd. Then in the following tiebreak, at 3 all, he took control, closing the game 7-3

The Roman is therefore living his golden moment, showing himself capable of managing delicate moments in the best possible way. He managed for a large part of the match to defuse the powerful serve of his opponent (who collected 19 aces); the service accompanied him well, apart from the "painful" betrayal in the tiebreak of the third set (the point of 7-4 was a double fault of his). The winners alternating with short balls and an effective defense on the deep balls of the Croatian did the rest. His father in tears, the embrace with his brother and his friend Edoardo Bove... a tournament that he will not forget, at the age of 23, last May 6. Now he finds the winner between Djokovic and de Minaur.

The blue day continues with Lorenzo Sonego against Ben Shelton.