When Flavio Cobolli plays at Wimbledon: background with Novak Djokovic

Italian tennis is preparing to experience a memorable day at Wimbledon. On Wednesday, July 9, Flavio Cobolli will take the court for the quarterfinals of the London tournament.

On the legendary Centre Court, the Roman will be called upon to perform a feat against Novak Djokovic, a seven-time champion at the Championships. The match is scheduled as the second of the session, following the match between Mirra Andreeva and Belinda Bencic, which will begin at 2:30 p.m. Italian time.

The organizers, once again, assigned the main stage to Djokovic, focusing on his historical prestige rather than his current ranking. A choice reminiscent of what happened already in the first round, when Sinner, despite being the top seed, was scheduled on Court 1 against Nardi, while Djokovic opened the tournament on the Central.

For the young Roman, this is an extraordinary but also very tough opportunity. The record of previous matches between Cobolli and Djokovic is 1-0 in favor of the Serb: the only intersection dates back to the Shanghai Masters 1000 in 2024, where Djokovic won decisively with a score of 6-1, 6-2. A match with no history, but one that left Cobolli with the memory of an important experience and the motivation to improve.