Flavio Cobolli exits in the third round of the 2026 US Open. The Roman tennis player surrenders to Alexander Blockx in four sets and misses out on the second week of the last Slam of the season. The Belgian won 6-7(4) 6-3 6-0 6-3 in two hours and 45 minutes of play, taking revenge on the blue after the defeat in the sprint in the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati.
In the round of 16 Blockx will face Francisco Cerundolo, protagonist of a comeback against Taylor Fritz, seeded number 9 in the draw. The Argentine recovers two sets and a break from behind and prevails with a score of 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4.