Flavio Cobolli defeated Alexander Zverev in the Munich Open semi-finals, winning 6-3, 6-3. This victory marks Cobolli's second final of the season, having previously won the Mexican Open.
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Flavio Cobolli is through to his second final of the season after beating Alexander Zverev in the Munich Open semi-finals.
Fresh off his Mexican Open victory earlier this year, Cobolli took down the defending champion Zverev in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, extending his remarkable form in Munich.
The Italian hasnāt dropped a set all tournament and hasnāt even needed a tiebreaker to get through any of his matches so far.
This win over Zverev marks just the second top-10 victory of his career and his first against a player ranked inside the top five.
Currently ranked 16th in the world, Cobolli now sits just one win away from adding a fourth title to his tour-level tally.
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During his post-match interview, Cobolli spoke about the impact Zverev has had on his career, saying:
ā[That was] one of my best matches ever. He (Zverev) is one of my biggest friends on tour. Heās very inspiring for me, and heās a really good guy.
āHis team has helped me a lot during the season. We have a good relationship also with everyone on his team.
āSo it was also a little bit tough to play against him. Iām a little bit shy when I play with a big player. But today I think I played one of my best matches.
āIām really happy about the performance, about how I managed the difficult periods during the match. Now I think Iām ready to fight again, and weāll see how it happens tomorrow.ā
Flavio Cobolli won against Alexander Zverev in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
Flavio Cobolli recently won the Mexican Open and is now in his second final of the season at the Munich Open.
No, Flavio Cobolli has not dropped a set in the Munich Open and has not needed a tiebreaker in any of his matches.
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That win also marked his fourth appearance in an ATP 500 final, adding to previous runs in Washington, Hamburg, and Acapulco.
Cobolliās rise puts him level with Ben Shelton for fourth-most ATP 500 finals among players born after 2000, trailing only Felix Auger-Aliassime, Jannik Sinner, and Carlos Alcaraz.
If he wins the final in Munich, it will be Cobolliās third clay-court title. Two of his three tour-level titles so far have already come on clay.
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