The Roman finds himself in the final with Baez, after a complicated start of 2025. And later Darderi in Marrakech can win the title n.101
An incredible week, the one that led Flavio Cobolli to conquer his first title in the 250 of Bucharest, on the red earth, giving Italy the ATP number 100 title of its history. He did not win a game from the United Cup, in January, then only eliminations in the first round, except in a Challenger in Phoenix, where he had arrived in the quarterfinals. Then many doubts, injuries who did not want to know to recover, a physical form to find, someone who whispered that 2024 had been an isolated exploit. Instead, in Romania, Flavio, 22 years old, has finally found his true tennis, and the results have been seen. Tournament conquered, only one set lost against Richard Gasquet in the first round, then a crescendo of condition that allowed him to beat a strong player on the red earth in the final such as the Argentine Sebastian Baez, number 36 of the world, who was series head number one in Bucharest, defeated by Roman 6-4 Roman 6-4 in an hour and 46 minutes, with a single difficult moment in the final final, when he was on the second set in the second set in the second set. Point, suffering a against break but then keeping the nerves sales when it really counted, on 5-4, conquering with the service the game that gave him the first, well deserved, ATP title. Unexpected and perhaps, for this, even more beautiful.
the game
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In the final of the TIRIAC Open, a name obviously dedicated to the legendary Ion, Cobolli and Baez maintained the balance until 2-2, conquering a separate break, but it was on the 3-3 that Flavio put the more gear, tearing the service again to the Argentine and keeping the advantage up to the 6-3 partial final. An unrecognizable Cobolli, but for the better, compared to the player seen in the previous weeks. A feeling found immediately on the red of a very cold Bucharest (it snowed just before the match of the game), but very hot for the Roman, also driven by the public who adopted him. In the second set, he was an absolute solo of the 22-year-old Roman until 5-2, when after having trembled a little he won his first title, after the final lost last year in the 500 of Washington from Korda. And it did not end here, the blue Sunday: Luciano Darderi in Marrakech could give title n.101 to Italy.