French Open 2026: Flavio Cobolli stuns Felix Auger-Aliassime, reaches semi-finals
04 Jun 2026

Flavio Cobolli made history by reaching his first-ever major semi-final at the ongoing Roland Garros tournament.

The 24-year-old Italian stunned fourth-seeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in a thrilling quarter-final match on Wednesday.

The match, played under the roof on Court Philippe-Chatrier, saw Cobolli come from behind to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

It was a solid victory for the Italian against the 4th seed Canadian.

Cobolli praises Court Philippe-Chatrier after victory
Match analysis

After the match, Cobolli reflected on the windy conditions of the first set and how he had to adjust his strategy.

He said, "I think we played two different matches today. The first set was incredibly windy and tough to play," Cobolli said.

The Italian also praised Court Philippe-Chatrier as "This is the best court I have played on in my life because I can bring my best tennis."

Impressive journey to the semi-finals
Path to victory

Cobolli's journey to the semi-finals has been impressive. He didn't drop a set in his first three matches at Paris and overcame Zachary Svajda in a tense fourth-round match.

The Italian showed great footwork and played well on pressure points, winning 10 of 14 30/30 points in the match against Auger-Aliassime.

This was his first win over a Top 10 opponent at a major tournament (1-6).

Cobolli set to face fellow Italian Matteo Arnaldi in semi-finals
Semi-final showdown

Cobolli, now ranked No. 10 in the ATP Live Rankings, will face Matteo Arnaldi in the semi-finals.

Notably, Arnaldi became the lowest-ranked player to reach the men's singles semi-final at Roland Garros since Filip Dewulf (#122) in 1997.

This is a historic moment as it guarantees an all-Italian men's major semi-final for the first time ever.

Cobolli has won three tour-level trophies so far, two of which were on clay in Hamburg and Bucharest.

Cobolli makes these records
Fact

As per Opta, Cobolli is the first player to claim each of his first four career ATP top 10 wins on clay since Dominic Thiem in 2016. Meanwhile, multiple players (Flavio Cobolli and Jakub Mensik) have achieved a maiden men'ss ingles Grand Slam semi-final at Roland Garros for the first time since 2010 (Jurgen Melzer and Tomas Berdych).