Flavio Cobolli he won a splendid match against Nicolas Jarry: second victory against a Chilean in Madrid, second victory against Jarry in the season after the one at the Australian Open. The Roman player thus reached the third round of the Masters 1000 in Madrid, playing brilliant tennis, winning two competitive matches and gaining confidence: he will now face Karen Khachanov.
These his words at the end of the gameinterviewed by my colleague Giovanni Pelazzo from Ubitennis: “Playing with Jarry at altitude, a condition that in my opinion helped him at times, especially on serve, was really difficult. He is a great hitter and always pushes from deep. On the other hand, playing in the evening I think he benefited me, the ball was a little slower. Winning against Jarry in the second round of a ‘1000’ is always a feat, I’m very happy. I played a good match, very good indeed, one of the best this year“.
On the match against Jarry won in Australia: “I knew a little where to go to dig in the key moments of the match, but many times with him it’s a back-to-back. He can make an ace but also miss two or three balls in a row: you always have to stay there, I think I did it well. I had a little bit of a miss in the second set, but overall I’m very happy. Now let’s move on to the next one.”.
On the next challenge to Khachanov and the Sinner prospect: “Maybe Sinner later… let’s do Khachanov, then Sinner! Jokes aside, I can’t wait to get on the field again. I will definitely play on a slightly bigger pitch and I think this will help me. We’ll see how it goes, then we’ll prepare Rome.”.
