Flavio Cobolli vs Mariano Navone — 1-6 7-6(5) 6-3 7-6(8)

Result

Ninth seed Flavio Cobolli recovered from a set down to beat Mariano Navone 1-6 7-6(5) 6-3 7-6(8) in a match completed after an overnight suspension for darkness. Cobolli saved six set points in the fourth set to complete the comeback. He struck 12 aces to Navone's four and edged the tightest of contests, winning 141 points to 144 across four sets while both men committed heavy unforced-error counts.

Flavio Cobolli

Mariano Navone

12Aces4

1Double faults1

58%1st serve in79%

70%1st-serve points won60%

43%2nd-serve points won52%

135 mphFastest serve123 mph

7/12Break points won7/15

38Winners31

50Unforced errors47

13/23Net points won20/35

141Total points won144

4142 mDistance run4197 m

Stats: Official wimbledon.com match statistics (IBM) · as of 2026-07-09

Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.

At this Stage

Flavio Cobolli's first Grand Slam appearance as a top-10 player nearly ended at the first hurdle. Mariano Navone took the opening set 6-1, the match stretched across two days after an overnight suspension for darkness, and the Argentine held six set points in the fourth that would have forced a decider. Cobolli saved every one of them, completing a 1-6 7-6(5) 6-3 7-6(8) escape that said more about nerve than polish — Navone actually won more points, 144 to 141. The ninth seed's survival set up a round-of-64 meeting with James Duckworth, conqueror of Tallon Griekspoor — another four-setter, as it turned out, and another one Cobolli found a way through.

Tallon Griekspoor

James Duckworth✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4

Flavio Cobolli✓

Mariano Navone

Jun 29–30

1-6 7-6(5) 6-3 7-6(8)

Flavio Cobolli✓

James Duckworth

Jul 1–2

7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1

Round of 128

Tallon Griekspoor

James Duckworth✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4

Flavio Cobolli✓

Mariano Navone

Jun 29–30

1-6 7-6(5) 6-3 7-6(8)

Round of 64

Flavio Cobolli✓

James Duckworth

Jul 1–2

7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Flavio CobolliMariano Navone

24Age25

6′0″ (1.83 m)Height5′10″ (1.78 m)

74 kg (163 lb)Weight72 kg (159 lb)

Right-handed, two-handed backhandPlaysRight-handed, two-handed backhand

2020Turned pro—

No. 10ATP rankingNo. 38

24–152026 win–loss16–15

9–11Career on grass2–8

0Grand Slam titles0

Quarter-finals (2025)Best at WimbledonSecond round (2025)

Stefano CobolliCoachAndrés Dellatorre

Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.

The briefing