Flavio Cobolli stops at the quarters in Eastbourne, comeback success for Billy Harris
ATP Eastbourne: Billy Harris-Flavio Cobolli 6-7 7-6 6-2
Flavio Cobolli's adventure in Eastbourne stops in the quarterfinals. The Italian tennis player, in fact, è was defeated in a comeback by Britain's Billy Harris with the score of 6-7 7-6 6-2, after more than two and a half hours of play, thus seeing the third victory of his career on the grass blur.
The first set è characterized by great balance with both players managing to always keep their turn at bat. What made the difference were the partials in the tie-break, asè Cobolli managed to place a crucial mini-break in the fifth point that paved the way for a 7-3 final and the winning of the first partial.
The tie-break of the second set also seemed to smile on the Azure, who managed to break Harris immediately on serve. However, the azure failed to manage the advantage and on 3-1 missed a comfortable bunt that put the Englishman back in the match also from the mental point of view. The Briton, in fact, first evened the score and then placed a six-point-to-one lead, winning the partial and extending the match to the third set.
In the third and decisive game, the momentum shifted definitively to the side of Harris, who placed the first break of the match in the fourth game. Cobolli, for his part, tries to stay in touch, but the Nottingham native è adept at not conceding any chances during his serves. In the eighth game also came the second break by the Englishman, which also put an end to the match.
For the world No. 139 this is the first ATP-level semifinal of his career. In the next round, Harris will face Australia's Max Purcell, who defeated Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic with a score of 6-3 7-6.
