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Arnaldi ousts Tiafoe, last U.S. man in draw, in 5:...
Key takeaways
- Tenth-seeded Flavio Cobolli advanced to his second Grand Slam quarterfinal Monday -- and his first here -- after beating American Zachary Svajda 6-2, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5).
- "It's for sure my favorite Grand Slam to play," Cobolli said after winning on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
- A little while after his win, Cobolli -- a former youth soccer player at Italian club Roma -- joined players from the Paris Saint-Germain team as they paraded the Champions League trophy on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
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Matteo Arnaldi made it three Italians in the French Open quarterfinals when he beat Frances Tiafoe -- the last American man in the draw -- 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 in a match that lasted 5 hours, 26 minutes and ended after 1 a.m. Tuesday.
Tenth-seeded Flavio Cobolli advanced to his second Grand Slam quarterfinal Monday -- and his first here -- after beating American Zachary Svajda 6-2, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5).
"It's for sure my favorite Grand Slam to play," Cobolli said after winning on Court Philippe-Chatrier. "We have the best feeling with the surface as Italians."
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