Cobolli, How wonderful! At Roland Garros there will be an all-Italian semifinal.

Flavio Cobolli continues to impress at Roland Garros 2026. The Roman reached his first Grand Slam semifinal, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime in four sets (4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4) after 3 hours and 24 minutes of play. On Friday, he will face the winner of the quarterfinal between Matteo Arnaldi and Matteo Berrettini, thus ensuring an Italian player reaches the final a year after Jannik Sinner.

Cobolli's super comeback

The match opened in difficult weather conditions: the roof of the Chatrier was open and the wind affected the rallies. Auger aliases takes advantage of a break at the decisive moment and wins the first set for 6 - 4 in an hour of play. cobolli he cancels the first set point with a forehand winner, but on the second he is betrayed by a backhand shot, giving up the set.

The Roman responds promptly in second set, winning it 6 - 4 in 40 minutes. Down 1-3, cobolli He won four consecutive games, turning the score around. The Italian rediscovered his precision on serve and his quality in his shots, taking control of the match and bringing the score back to parity.

In third set, cobolli confirms the positive moment: 6 - 4 in 52 minutes, with a decisive break in the seventh game and impeccable management of the service games.

Il fourth set The two players held serve until the fifth game, when Cobolli scored the decisive break. He kept his cool in his turns and closed out the match on serve, reaching the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career.

An Italian derby in sight

Friday cobolli will face the winner between Arnaldi e BerrettiniItaly is thus certain of having at least one representative in the final, with the possibility of witnessing an unprecedented tricolor derby in the semi-final.

Meanwhile, Cobolli, thanks to this result, can hope for a top ten finish in the ATP rankings.