Second clay-court title for Cobolli, beats Rublev in Hamburg
The Italian won the Hamburg title by beating Andrey Rublev
Flavio Cobolli (Daniel Bockwoldt/AP/SIPA)
Flavio Cobolli is the second man this year to win multiple clay-court titles, defeating Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 to win Hamburg.
He saved two break points when serving for the match, and wrapped it up in an hour and a half, hitting 26 winners to Rublev’s ten.
He is now 12-4 on clay this year following his triumph in Bucharest last month.
He is the fourth Italian man to win Hamburg – a victory which now looks set to give him a rankings boost to a new career-high of world No 26.
“I think it is the best moment and match of my life for sure,” Cobolli said afterwards, according to the ATP website. “I have to say sorry to Andrey because today I played unbelievable. I am so happy and proud of myself. I can see my family, friends, brother and girlfriend here and it is a surprise.
“I am really happy. I passed many battles this year and this kind of day is good for your mind. I am so happy. I just want to [lift] the trophy.”
Rublev was looking for his second Hamburg title following his win in 2020, when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.
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