Flavio Cobolli toasts in Acapulco, Jasmine Paolini happy in Merida

Good news is coming from the Italian nationals involved in various tournaments around the world. Great result for Flavio Cobolli at the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco. The Italian won the semifinals on the cement of the Mexican tournament, overcoming, in the quarterfinals, the Chinese Wu Yibing, number 142 in the ATP ranking and coming from the qualifiers.

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Solid performance for the Roman tennis player who won in two sets: 7-6, 6-1, at the end of a match in which he suffered only in the first set when, at 5-6, he had to face two set points in favor of his rival. Very well the’approach to the tie-break, won 7-4. In the second partial, Wu Yibing decisively raised the white flag, leaving the court to the Italian who closed with a peremptory 6-1.

For Flavio Cobolli this is the sixth ATP semifinal in his career. It is the third Italian tennis player to win a semifinal in the prestigious Acapulco tournament after Fabio Fognini in 2013 and Lorenzo Musetti in 2021. Between Flavio Cobolli and the final there’s now the obstacle Miomir Kecmanovic, world number 84, who eliminated Frenchman Terence Atmane in two sets (6-3, 6-3 the partials).

Nothing to do, however, for the’other Italian player engaged in Acapulco. Mattia Bellucci, in fact, was overcome by Frances Tiafoe who got the better of him in two sets: 6-3, 6-4 the partials, at the end of a match that lasted one hour and 47 minutes. So many wasted chances for the Azure who, in the end, paid for his lack of lucidity in key moments.

Good news also came from the WTA tournament in Merida where Jasmine Paolini, L’azzurra, back from three defeats in a row, rediscovered the taste of victory by imposing herself on Australian Priscilla Hon in two sets: 6-0, 6-2 the partials. In total, an hour and 13 minutes on court for Jasmine Paolini who, in the quarters, will face Katie Boulter.