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Flavio Cobolli into first grand slam semi-final after seeing off Auger-Aliassime

The Guardian Sport Wednesday 03 June 2026, 19:02 UTC By Tumaini Carayol at Roland Garros 1 min read
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Italian wins 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 against fourth seedCobolli to face winner of Berrettini and ArnaldiFlavio Cobolli became a grand slam semi-finalist for the first time as the Italian 10th seed pulled off a stellar recovery from a set and a break down to defeat the fourth seed, Félix Auger-Aliassime, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the French Open quarter-finals. Cobolli’s victory also means there will be an all-Italian men’s grand slam semi-final for the first time in history in the very half that the...

  • Italian wins 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 against fourth seed

  • Cobolli to face winner of Berrettini and Arnaldi

Flavio Cobolli became a grand slam semi-finalist for the first time as the Italian 10th seed pulled off a stellar recovery from a set and a break down to defeat the fourth seed, Félix Auger-Aliassime, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the French Open quarter-finals.

Cobolli’s victory also means there will be an all-Italian men’s grand slam semi-final for the first time in history in the very half that the top-ranked Italian Jannik Sinner had been heavily favoured to advance through en route to the title. The last semi-final spot will be determined in Wednesday’s night session between the unseeded Italians Matteo Berrettini and Matteo Arnaldi.

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Flavio Cobolli (PERSON) Auger-Aliassime Italian (PERSON) Berrettini (PERSON) ArnaldiFlavio Cobolli (ORG) Italian (ORG) Félix Auger-Aliassime (ORG) the French Open (EVENT) Cobolli (PERSON) all-Italian (ORG) Jannik Sinner (PERSON) Italians (ORG) Matteo Berrettini (PERSON) Matteo Arnaldi (PERSON)
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