Flavio Cobolli into Roland-Garros Third Round, Sets Up Clash with Zverev
Flavio Cobolli continued his impressive run at Roland-Garros 2025 with a four-set victory over fellow Italian Matteo Arnaldi, winning 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-1 on Thursday in Paris. With this win, Cobolli advances to the third round, where he will face world No. 3 and tournament third seed Alexander Zverev.
Currently ranked No. 26, Flavio Cobolli has shown strong form this week. In the first round, he breezed past Croat lucky loser Marin Cilic in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3. Meanwhile, Arnaldi, ranked No. 36, had previously stunned No. 29 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set comeback (5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2) before falling to Cobolli.
Elsewhere on Thursday, Zverev overcame a shaky start to defeat Jesper De Jong 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 to book his spot against Cobolli. Other notable results included:
- Jannik Sinner (1) def. Richard Gasquet (WC): 6-3, 6-0, 6-4
- Andrey Rublev (17) def. Adam Walton: 7-6(1), 6-1, 7-6(5)
- Frances Tiafoe (15) def. Pablo Carreno Busta: 6-4, 6-3, 6-1
- Carlos Alcaraz (2) def. Fabian Marozsan: 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
- Matteo Gigante (Q) def. Stefanos Tsitsipas (20): 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
- Nuno Borges def. Casper Ruud (7): 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-0
- Arthur Fils (14) def. Jaume Munar: 7-6(3), 7-6(4), 2-6, 0-6, 6-4
- Sebastian Korda (23) def. Jenson Brooksby: 6-1, 6-2, 7-6(2)
- Tommy Paul (12) def. Marton Fucsovics: 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
- Alexander Bublik def. Alex De Minaur (9): 2-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
- Holger Rune (10) def. Emilio Nava (WC): 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3
Upcoming matches to watch include:
- Gael Monfils vs. Jack Draper
- Jacob Fearnley vs. Ugo Humbert
- Denis Shapovalov vs. Filip Misolic
- Ben Shelton vs. Hugo Gaston
- Alexander Shevchenko vs. Ethan Quinn
Stay tuned as the French Open action continues to heat up, with Flavio Cobolli aiming to upset Zverev and make a deeper run at Roland-Garros.
