Flavio Cobolli Reaches Back-to-Back Wimbledon Quarterfinals After Dramatic Victory Over Alex de Minaur Flavio Cobolli, the world No. 10 Italian tennis player, advanced to his second consecutive Wimbledon quarterfinals after a grueling four-set victory over sixth-seeded Australian Alex de Minaur on Monday. The match, which concluded the fourth round of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships, saw Cobolli overcome a 2-5 deficit in the second set and a break down in the third to secure a 7-5, 7-6 (4), 6-3 win. This marked Cobolli’s first triumph in three meetings with de Minaur and extended his 2026 season record to 27 victories, solidifying his status as a breakout star on the ATP Tour. The Italian’s path to the quarterfinals was anything but straightforward. Cobolli had previously dropped the opening set in all three of his previous matches, including a 0-6 bagel loss to Russian 19th seed Karen Khachanov, which he eventually overturned in a five-set thriller. He also endured a 1-6 opening set against Argentine Mariano Navone before edging past him in a marathon encounter. This resilience proved critical against de Minaur, who had entered the match with a strong record, having lost just one set in the tournament to American Zachary Svajda. The match itself was a test of mental and physical endurance. De Minaur, ranked No. 6, had reached the second week of the tournament with minimal setbacks, defeating Frenchman Adrian Mannarino and Argentine Roman Andres Burruchaga in straight sets. However, Cobolli’s ability to recover from early deficits became his defining trait. After falling behind 2-5 in the second set, the Italian clawed back to force a tiebreak, which he won to level the match.#flavio_cobolli #alex_de_minaur #atp_tour #grigor_dimitrov #wimbledon_championships
