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Observer
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Observer
Cobolli upsets Rublev to win Hamburg Open
HAMBURG, Germany: Italy's Flavio Cobolli won the biggest title of his career when he upset third seed Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 to win the Hamburg Open on Saturday. Ranked number 35 in the world, Cobolli had only one ATP 250 title to his name, having won the Romanian Open last month, but the 23-year-old now has two claycourt titles after beating Rublev in the final of the ATP 500 event. He is just the third player to win multiple titles on the ATP Tour this year after Carlos Alcaraz (three) and Felix Auger-Aliassime (also two), while the victory will see him rise to a career-high 26th in the rankings. "I think it is the best moment and match of my life for sure. I have to say sorry to Andrey because today I played unbelievable. I am so happy and proud of myself," Cobolli said. "I can see my family, friends, brother and girlfriend here and it is a surprise. I am really happy. I passed many battles this year and this kind of day is good for your mind. I am so happy, I just want to (lift) the trophy." After Cobolli convincingly took the opening set, Rublev went 3-2 up in the second but the momentum shifted after a 31-shot rally where the Russian tried to make Cobolli run for most points. Cobolli turned the tables when he fired a scorching forehand winner to get the point and as the Italian put his hand to his ear to get the crowd roaring, a spent Rublev bent over in exhaustion. Rublev never recovered and although he had seven break points in the contest, Cobolli saved six of them. The Italian converted all four of his own break points to wrap up the match in an hour and 28 minutes. He will have no time to rest, however, as he looks ahead to a match against former Grand Slam champion Marin Cilic in the first round of the French Open, which begins on Sunday. — Reuters
Straits Times
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Cobolli upsets Rublev to win Hamburg Open
Tennis - Hamburg European Open - Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany - May 24, 2025 Russia's Andrey Rublev in action during the final against Italy's Flavio Cobolli REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer Tennis - Hamburg European Open - Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany - May 24, 2025 Italy's Flavio Cobolli in action during the final match against Russia's Andrey Rublev REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer Tennis - Hamburg European Open - Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany - May 24, 2025 Russia's Andrey Rublev in action during the final against Italy's Flavio Cobolli REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer Tennis - Hamburg European Open - Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany - May 24, 2025 Italy's Flavio Cobolli in action during the final match against Russia's Andrey Rublev REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer HAMBURG, Germany - Italy's Flavio Cobolli won the biggest title of his career when he upset third seed Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 to win the Hamburg Open on Saturday. Ranked number 35 in the world, Cobolli had only one ATP 250 title to his name, having won the Romanian Open last month, but the 23-year-old now has two claycourt titles after beating Rublev in the final of the ATP 500 event. He is just the third player to win multiple titles on the ATP Tour this year after Carlos Alcaraz (three) and Felix Auger-Aliassime (also two), while the victory will see him rise to a career-high 26th in the rankings. "I think it is the best moment and match of my life for sure. I have to say sorry to Andrey because today I played unbelievable. I am so happy and proud of myself," Cobolli said. "I can see my family, friends, brother and girlfriend here and it is a surprise. I am really happy. I passed many battles this year and this kind of day is good for your mind. I am so happy, I just want to (lift) the trophy." After Cobolli convincingly took the opening set, Rublev went 3-2 up in the second but the momentum shifted after a 31-shot rally where the Russian tried to make Cobolli run for most points. Cobolli turned the tables when he fired a scorching forehand winner to get the point and as the Italian put his hand to his ear to get the crowd roaring, a spent Rublev bent over in exhaustion. Rublev never recovered and although he had seven break points in the contest, Cobolli saved six of them. The Italian converted all four of his own break points to wrap up the match in an hour and 28 minutes. He will have no time to rest, however, as he looks ahead to a match against former Grand Slam champion Marin Cilic in the first round of the French Open, which begins on Sunday. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Tennis-Cobolli upsets Rublev to win Hamburg Open
Tennis - Hamburg European Open - Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany - May 24, 2025 Italy's Flavio Cobolli in action during the final match against Russia's Andrey Rublev REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) -Italy's Flavio Cobolli won the biggest title of his career when he upset third seed Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 to win the Hamburg Open on Saturday. Ranked number 35 in the world, Cobolli had only one ATP 250 title to his name, having won the Romanian Open last month, but the 23-year-old now has two claycourt titles after beating Rublev in the final of the ATP 500 event. He is just the third player to win multiple titles on the ATP Tour this year after Carlos Alcaraz (three) and Felix Auger-Aliassime (also two), while the victory will see him rise to a career-high 26th in the rankings. "I think it is the best moment and match of my life for sure. I have to say sorry to Andrey because today I played unbelievable. I am so happy and proud of myself," Cobolli said. "I can see my family, friends, brother and girlfriend here and it is a surprise. I am really happy. I passed many battles this year and this kind of day is good for your mind. I am so happy, I just want to (lift) the trophy." After Cobolli convincingly took the opening set, Rublev went 3-2 up in the second but the momentum shifted after a 31-shot rally where the Russian tried to make Cobolli run for most points. Cobolli turned the tables when he fired a scorching forehand winner to get the point and as the Italian put his hand to his ear to get the crowd roaring, a spent Rublev bent over in exhaustion. Rublev never recovered and although he had seven break points in the contest, Cobolli saved six of them. The Italian converted all four of his own break points to wrap up the match in an hour and 28 minutes. He will have no time to rest, however, as he looks ahead to a match against former Grand Slam champion Marin Cilic in the first round of the French Open, which begins on Sunday. (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; editing by Clare Fallon)
The Hindu
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Hamburg Open 2025: Cobolli upsets top seed Rublev to win title
Italy's Flavio Cobolli clinched the biggest title of his career when he upset third seed Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 in the final at the Hamburg Open on Saturday. Ranked number 35 in the world, Cobolli had only one ATP 250 title to his name, having won the Romanian Open last month, but the 23-year-old now has two claycourt titles after beating Rublev in the final of the ATP 500 event. He is just the third player to win multiple titles on the ATP Tour this year after Carlos Alcaraz (three) and Felix Auger-Aliassime (also two), while the victory will see him rise to a career-high 26th in the rankings. 'I think it is the best moment and match of my life for sure. I have to say sorry to Andrey because today I played unbelievable. I am so happy and proud of myself,' Cobolli said. 'I can see my family, friends, brother and girlfriend here and it is a surprise. I am really happy. I passed many battles this year and this kind of day is good for your mind. I am so happy, I just want to (lift) the trophy.' After Cobolli convincingly took the opening set, Rublev went 3-2 up in the second but the momentum shifted after a 31-shot rally where the Russian tried to make Cobolli run for most points. Cobolli turned the tables when he fired a scorching forehand winner to get the point and as the Italian put his hand to his ear to get the crowd roaring, a spent Rublev bent over in exhaustion. Rublev never recovered and although he had seven break points in the contest, Cobolli saved six of them. The Italian converted all four of his own break points to wrap up the match in an hour and 28 minutes. He will have no time to rest, however, as he looks ahead to a match against former Grand Slam champion Marin Cilic in the first round of the French Open, which begins on Sunday.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Aussie O'Connell's striking run at Romanian Open ended
Chris O'Connell's excellent run to the quarter-finals in his opening clay-court event of the year has been upended ruthlessly by the rampant reigning champion Marton Fucsovics at the Romanian Open. Sydneysider O'Connell had been hoping to make his first semi-final in an ATP event for two years in Bucharest on Friday but the world No.87 found Fucsovics in inspired mood as he blasted past the Australian 6-0 6-4 in an hour and 18 minutes. For a set-and-a-half, the 30-year-old O'Connell didn't do much wrong, but was simply blown away by the Hungarian, who had decided to go for broke with his shotmaking, hoping to avoid another long slog after suffering muscle cramps in his previous day's marathon win over Argentine Mariano Navone. The run in Romania continues 💪Fucsovics cruises into the semi-finals after defeating O'Connell 6-0 6-4!#TiriacOpen — ATP Tour (@atptour) April 4, 2025 O'Connell, who'd also needed a medical timeout on Thursday with an apparent hip injury in his last-16 win over fourth seed Nicolas Jarry, couldn't even get a game on the board in the opening set as Fucsovics blasted 12 winners past him. He did well to regroup after going 4-2 down in the next set and recovered to 4-4 before another loose game as he served to stay in the match enabled Fucsovics to wrap up an eighth successive match at Bucharest's National Tennis Centre. For O'Connell, it was a fairly chastening end to his bid to become the first Australian semi-finalist at the event since Richard Fromberg won the tournament in 1997 but it had at least been a good week's work to give him confidence going into the rest of the European claycourt summer. Fucsovics will next face top seed Sebastian Baez, the Argentine clay-court specialist who knocked out his compatriot Francisco Comesana 7-6 (7-5) 2-6 6-1. Rising 22-year-old Italian Flavio Cobolli beat Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 to set up the other semi against Bosnian Damir Dzumhur, who led second seed Pedro Martinez 6-1 2-0 when the Spaniard had to retire with an upper leg injury.
