Italy goes beyond Sinner at Roland Garros, Cobolli, Berrettini and Arnaldi in the round of 16

Flavio Cobolli flies to the round of 16 Roland Garros 2026 and signs a memorable page for Italian tennis: with his success, I am well three Italians reached the second week in Paris, thanks to the qualifications of Cobolli, Matteo Berrettini and Matteo Arnaldi.

The Roman tennis player – seeded number 10 in the draw – dominates the American Learner Tien in three sets and enters the round of 16 of the Parisian Slam for the first time in his career. A clear 6-2 6-2 6-3, achieved in just an hour and 46 minutes of play, which allows Cobolli to improve on last season’s third round.

“I have a lot of friends here to support me and it’s nice to win in front of them. I’m very happy with my performance and the way I won. Congratulations also to Learner (Tien, ed.), he played two incredible matches and maybe he was a little tired today. I lost against him in Beijingbut today we played on clay, which is the surface where I grew up”, declared Cobolli, in the on-court interview, after the three-set success over Tien in the third round of the Roland Garros.

Svajda challenges Cobolli in the round of 16

Will be Zachary Svajda to challenge Cobolli in the round of 16 of Roland Garros 2026. The American tennis player, n.85 in the ATP ranking, beat the Argentine Francisco Cerundolo, 26th in the world rankings and 25th seeded, in the round of 32 with a score of 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3, achieved in 3 hours and 5 minutes of play.