Flavio Cobolli faces Félix Auger-Aliassime in French Open quarterfinals

It’s been a week of firsts for Flavio Cobolli. After Matteo Arnaldi withdrew from the French Open semifinals due to illness, Cobolli made his first-ever Grand Slam final. It was with little fanfare, considering the circumstances, and it wasn’t even his first milestone of the day. An hour before, Jakub Mensik’s loss in the first …

Compatriots Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Arnaldi will collide in the French Open semifinals on Friday. Cobolli has been firing on all cylinders in Paris and will be full of confidence after eliminating fourth seed Félix Auger-Aliassime in the last round.

Tenth-seeded Flavio Cobolli beat No. 4 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the men's quarterfinals of the French Open on Wednesday and will face fellow Italian Matteo Arnaldi for a spot in the final.

Italian won 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 against fourth seed Cobolli recovered from a set and 3-1 down 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. Continue reading...

An Italian man will be in the French Open final and it’s not Jannik Sinner. Flavio Cobolli beat Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal and will next face one of two fellow Italians, Matteo Arnaldi or Matteo Berrettini — who were playing later. “It’s a Matteo in the semifinal with me, two of my good friends of the tour,” Cobolli said.

Flavio Cobolli battles past Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach his first major semi-final and ensure an Italian will play in Sunday's French Open showpiece.

Flavio Cobolli battles past Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach his first major semi-final and ensure an Italian will play in Sunday's French Open showpiece.

Félix Auger-Aliassime takes on Flavio Cobolli in the quarterfinals of the 2026 French Open on Wednesday. The Canadian has had to overcome a number of tough hurdles to make it this far at Stade Roland-Garros, while the Italian has enjoyed a much more dominant run.