Au bout de la nuit parisienne, Flavio Cobolli est tombé de haut. L'Italien de 22 ans menait 5-0 dans le tie-break de la cinquième manche, et s'est perdu, laissant l'expérience d'Holger Rune prendre le dessus, et le battre. Cruelle fin alors que le Transalpin s'est battu avec ses armes et ses qualités jusqu'au bout, lui qui sort d'une demi-finale encourageante à Genève contre Casper Ruud. Il s'en est fallu de peu, mais c'est bien le Danois qui s'est imposé au bout du suspense (6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 3-6, 7-6(7)).
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00:00 How do you feel about the return to the club?
00:03 First of all I want to say congratulations to Olga because he made a very good comeback in the final set.
00:12 I'm very happy for how I came back in the court after the rain.
00:18 Now I'm a little bit nervous because I lost a big opportunity to play on the turnaround here in this amazing tournament.
00:29 I'm a little bit mad at myself but it's okay. I'm looking forward to the next round.
00:36 Hi Flavio, Danish media. Sorry.
00:40 Can you speak us through the match tiebreak? You seem to have all the momentum of Holger also during the fifth set.
00:51 What changed at 5-0 from there on and 6-2? What changed the momentum?
00:57 I think he already played 20 or 30 matches like this and for me it's my first time.
01:05 I think I have to play another match like this to make experience for myself.
01:14 Of course it was an amazing match today and I'm really happy about it.
01:22 I'm proud of myself so it's okay.
01:26 How do you explain the difference between the matchup before the rain and after the rain?
01:34 What did you change and what was so difficult at the beginning for you?
01:39 I think he put me under pressure because I played against Holger so it's always difficult for me.
01:50 I talked with my team and they told me to play my game and have fun in the court.
02:00 Of course you have a great match today.
02:06 I think we talked in a good way after the rain and when I came back in the court I was another player.
02:18 I'm really close.
02:21 You're the same age as Holger. Do you expect to have more matches like this against him in the future?
02:41 Of course. I hope so. I wait only for this. I live for this.
02:48 We continue in Italian. Go ahead.
02:53 Go ahead.
02:54 I imagine it will be a good run.
03:00 I have to ask you if you think about the bigger chances.
03:05 When will you think about it?
03:08 5-0 or 0-40?
03:12 Then 5-0 or 6-2. Where do you regret the most?
03:22 It's a very sad moment.
03:27 You played a great game. You were close to beating Rudd, who was a finalist twice.
03:36 You have to look at the other aspects of the game.
03:42 I'm happy with the performance.
03:49 I was hoping to go on.
03:53 I think the biggest chance was on the 0-40.
04:03 I didn't have any tension in the tie-break.
04:12 I made the wrong choices.
04:16 I was able to score a winning goal on the 5-0.
04:25 If I had changed my play on the 6-0, it would have been a different result.
04:34 Rudd has more experience than me in the tie-break.
04:44 He knew he had to make me play more.
04:49 I was in a bit of a hurry.
04:58 I have nothing to regret.
05:02 I was a warrior.
05:06 I didn't give up.
05:10 I was very close to winning.
05:14 I'm happy.
05:17 In 2024, Rudd lost 15-22 in the tie-break.
05:35 He believes in it.
05:40 How many?
05:42 Between 28 and 28.
05:47 I didn't want to say that.
05:50 Something counts.
05:54 He's a player who always looks for a way to come back.
06:05 He always has a trick.
06:12 It's one of his qualities.
06:16 He was better than me in the tie-break.
06:22 I didn't deserve to lose.
06:26 I'm sorry about that.
06:28 You play with the best players on the pitch.
06:43 What do you feel you're closer to?
06:48 You played a great game today.
06:52 You lost a great game.
06:55 You could have won or lost.
06:58 You played a great game.
07:01 You didn't give up.
07:04 What do you feel you're closer to?
07:08 I'm doing a good job physically.
07:14 I felt good in the fifth minute.
07:20 It's not something you take for granted.
07:28 It's true that these are my first games like this.
07:34 I've never done them.
07:37 I'm happy to be back after three or four hours.
07:44 I've improved a lot.
07:49 I've worked on some technical details.
08:02 When I hit the ball, there's no difference between me and them.
08:11 That's a positive for me.
08:14 I can get where they are.
08:26 I don't know how long or when.
08:31 I've done well in the past.
08:36 I think I can get there.
08:40 What can you say about the technical details?
08:47 I'm working on the service and the cutting.
08:54 I used to make a lot of mistakes.
08:59 Now I feel confident.
09:03 I feel I can get the ball back.
09:09 I think it's important to get the ball back.
09:17 I want to turn the game around.
09:20 You've shown you can do a lot on the pitch.
09:25 What will happen on the pitch?
09:27 It's up to God.
09:29 I hope it goes well.
09:37 I don't feel like a reserve player.
09:40 It's a new area.
09:42 I've never played there.
09:45 I don't need the three tournaments I'll have before Wimbledon.
09:50 I need to learn how to play.
09:54 I need to start from scratch.
09:57 I'm not good at that.
10:02 I'll have to study to understand how to make it difficult for the opposition.
10:09 What can you say about the technical details?
10:25 I've looked at the statistics.
10:46 I've never been very precise.
10:56 Do you think that's the most important thing to improve?
11:01 I could have used the short ball.
11:16 But I noticed I was losing too many points.
11:24 I preferred to fight and exchange more balls.
11:31 It was difficult to use the short ball with his flat ball.
11:40 It was a very fast ball.
11:44 When I changed my rhythm, he was waiting for the short ball.
11:48 He started much earlier.
11:50 I didn't make many shots and I won with zero points.
11:56 I didn't feel confident.
12:01 I didn't feel like I was making many short balls.
12:05 What was the other question?
12:09 The backhand.
12:11 I feel like I'm playing a natural shot.
12:15 I often take a long shot.
12:26 I make a few mistakes.
12:29 I didn't feel good today.
12:33 I often turned to the corner.
12:37 I'm happy with what I did.
12:40 Any other questions?
12:45 Thank you very much.
12:47 Thank you.
12:49 (upbeat music)