Flavio Cobolli made a remarkable debut at the Cincinnati Open, defeating American Tommy Paul in an exciting match that saw the young Roman prevail in three sets with a score of 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. The match, held on the hard courts of the Lindner Family Tennis Center, kept the audience on the edge of their seats for over two hours. Cobolli, currently ranked 31st in the ATP rankings, showed great determination by saving three match points in the tenth game of the decisive set before securing his passage to the second round of the prestigious Masters 1000 event in Ohio.
Cobolli’s next opponent will be the winner of the match between fellow Italian Luciano Darderi, making his tournament debut, and left-handed Chilean Alejandro Tabilo. This upcoming match promises to be thrilling, given Cobolli’s strong form and the grit he displayed in his opening match.
The Cincinnati tournament, with a total prize pool of $6,795,555, is one of the most significant stops on the ATP hard-court circuit, attracting the world's top players. In addition to Cobolli, other notable Italian players such as Jannik Sinner, who will start from the second round, Matteo Arnaldi, Lorenzo Musetti, and Matteo Berrettini are all set to compete.
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Meanwhile, Lorenzo Sonego had a less successful debut, failing to secure a spot in the main draw after being defeated by Spain's Jaume Munar in three sets (3-6, 6-3, 2-6) during the qualifying rounds. Similarly, on the women’s circuit, Italians Martina Trevisan and Lucia Bronzetti were unable to advance beyond the second round of qualifying. Trevisan was beaten by young American talent Robin Montgomery, while Bronzetti fell to New Zealand’s Lulu Sun.
