Italy’s Flavio Cobolli upsets fourth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the semi-finals at the 2026 French Open

F. Auger-Aliassime vs F. Cobolli | Roland-Garros
Men's Singles | Quarter-final | 03.06.2026 | Court Philippe-Chatrier
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F. Auger-Aliassime (4)
F. Cobolli (10)
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THE BEST OF THE ACTION AS FAB FLAV DOWNS FAA IN FOUR TO REACH SEMIS
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Highlights: Cobolli comes from set down to get better of Auger-Aliassime

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FLAVIO FACTS
Along with achieving his maiden Men's Singles SF at a Grand Slam, with Flavio Cobolli's victory, two Italians will now meet in the last four at a Grand Slam event for the first time in the Open Era.
Stats courtesy of Opta.
18:34
Match
18:34
Match
GAME, SET AND MATCH! AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 4-6 4-6 COBOLLI
Flavio Cobolli books a spot in his maiden Grand Slam semi-final by upsetting fourth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime.
The Italian hit the comeback trail to serve out to 15 on his second match point to prevail in three hours and 24 minutes.
The 10th seed will now face Matteo Berrettini or Matteo Arnaldi in the last four.
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'Awesome display' - Cobolli sinks Auger-Aliassime 'pretty convincingly' to reach semis

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18:30
18:30
AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 4-6 4-5 COBOLLI
Felix keeps Cobolli honest as he blasts his way through a love hold.
It’s now or never for the fourth seed to resuscitate his hopes. Can he strike back to extend this quarter-final or will Flavio stay composed and secure the biggest win of his career to-date?
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'Makes you sick to your stomach' - Cobolli benefits from HUGE slice of luck

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18:27
18:27
AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 4-6 3-5 COBOLLI
Italian nerves jangle as FAA eats away at a 40-0 lead to threaten to make deuce.
The Canadian clips the tape with an attempted crosscourt pass, allowing Flavio to improvise with an acute-angled re-drop to edge through a huge game to 30.
18:23
18:23
AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 4-6 3-4 COBOLLI
Felix stays in contention with a strong hold to 15.
The Canadian still believes and will want to be ready in case Cobolli gets tight as he nears the finish line…
18:20
18:20
AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 4-6 2-4 COBOLLI
Felix sees a thumping forehand down the line clip the tape and fly off the island.
It feels somewhat symbolic of his French Open hopes as Flavio goes on to consolidate with a clean hold.
18:16
Break
18:16
Break
AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 4-6 2-3 COBOLLI
Flavio’s desperate defensive slice from ‘Down Town’ Paris somehow reaches the net, tickles the tape and drops over for a winner!
It leaves FAA aghast and opens the door at 0-30 but Flavio gets overexcited with a massive forehand way long of the baseline.
The Canadian takes advantage of the rush of blood from his opponent with an efficient crosscourt volley but then his much-maligned backhand creaks to offer up a break point.
The same wing lapses under pressure once again just seconds later as he re-directs into the alley to surrender his serve mid-way through the fourth!
18:12
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VIDEO: ONE OF THE MOMENTS OF THE MATCH AS SET 3 COMES TO A BRILLIANT CLIMAX
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Auger-Aliassime takes a fall - but still wins point against Cobolli

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AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 4-6 2-2 COBOLLI
Flavio’s forehand is purring at times out there.
The Italian zaps an inside-in winner to the collective gasp of the Chatrier crowd and later pounds away an inside-out winner to close-out the hold to 30.
18:06
18:06
AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 4-6 2-1 COBOLLI
‘Allez’ is the shout from the usually poker-faced Felix as he chalks up another efficient hold.
It’s all rather routine so far in this fourth set and Cobolli will hope it stays that way as he looks to play catch-up next.
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AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 4-6 1-1 COBOLLI
Flavio replies succinctly with a volley off the shoelaces to complete a dominant love hold.
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AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 4-6 1-0 COBOLLI
Does the comeback start here? Felix will hope so and he’s no stranger to taking the long and winding road at a Major.
The Canadian kicks off Set 4 on the front foot with a hold to 15.
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Set
17:50
Set
SET! - AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 4-6 COBOLLI
Cobolli follows up a bullet 1-2 forehand punch with a feathered dropper as he serves out the set to 15 with real panache.
The fourth seed is in trouble and will need to go five if he's to keep his hopes of reaching the last four alive.
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17:46
AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 4-5 COBOLLI
Auger-Aliassime rolls through a quick-fire hold to love and it’s back over to Flavio to see if he can serve his way into a two-sets-to-one lead.
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17:44
AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 3-5 COBOLLI
Felix tracks down a dropper at 40-15 down and flicks a winner down the line as he trips over and covers himself in clay!
Cobolli questions whether his opponent lost his racquet pre-shot which would mean the Italian would get the point.
It’s not the case and FAA makes deuce with a supreme return, leading to arguably the game of the match thus far!
The 10th seed wobbles and has to fend off two break points before Felix earns a third with a rocket forehand down the line.
Cobolli refuses to give it up and a series of inside-in forehands eventually sees the Canadian loop wide following a scintillating 23-shot rally.
The Italian works his way to game point and a wide kicker serve opens the angle for another inside-in thunderbolt that concludes a 10-minute thriller.
17:32
Break
17:32
Break
BREAK! – AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 3-4 COBOLLI
Is that a brain-freeze moment?
FAA opts for the drop shot at Pulp … and finds the net!
Cobolli scraps hard beyond his baseline on the break point and a low forehand on the stretch tempts the fourth seed into a big forehand that just misses the postage stamp.
17:27
17:27
AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 3-3 COBOLLI
Cobolli feels more heat at Pulp (30-30) but lashes a 130mph ace down the T – his second of the game – to stay on track before forcing a backhand error with a bullet forehand.
17:23
17:23
AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 3-2 COBOLLI
Well, that’s a game of real contrast.
Felix cruises through the clean hold in just under two minutes to retain that scoreboard advantage.
17:20
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AUGER-ALIASSIME 6-4 4-6 2-2 COBOLLI
Auger-Aliassime doesn’t need anyone to tell him that was a missed opportunity.
The Canadian has a look at triple break point and a mid-court forehand on the first of them.
The fourth seed misses the booming attempt by a whisker and it’s all downhill from there as the Italian scraps through with some exceptional resistance both galvanising his own belief whilst also chipping away at his opponent’s.