«I felt tired, I’m happy to have won in three sets because it’s hot and it’s better to save your energy. I am proud of myself and happy for the victory. I respect Alex as a person and as a player, it’s very complicated to play against him.” Thus Flavio Cobolli after the victory over the Australian Alex De Minaur in the round of 16 of Wimbledon.
The Roman tennis player then explained, with a smile, the program for recovery after the match: «Now I will watch the match as usual with a nice ice cream. Tonight dad is cooking, tomato and onion pasta. Maybe we’ll watch the World Cup here, there’s Spain-Portugal.”
Finally, the joke about the logistical arrangement after the changeover: “We have to find a house because at the moment we don’t have one yet, the bags are packed in the other one: does anyone have a house to lend?”.