Cobolli: "It's tough when your father is your coach, now I listen to him a lot"

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There have already been several players who have broken the professional relationship with their parents by having them as their coaches, with the most famous and recent case being that of Stefanos Tsitsipas. In addition to recalling that difficult situation between father and son, there are many other examples of tennis players who travel on the professional circuit accompanied by their parents, such as Ben Shelton or Flavio Cobolli. Unlike most, the Italian began working with his father professionally after a few years, when he felt ready for his help.

The story with his father as coach

"My father was a good player, but he retired when he was young, so he had a slightly lower ranking than mine," Flavio explained in statements to the official ATP page. "Now he is an incredible coach, and we have a great relationship. When I was young, we wanted to keep tennis and our relationship separate. I played a lot of football, and we talked about that, but we did not talk about tennis."

"He wanted me to improve on my own, and then he told me that when I was ready, he would help me. We started a few years ago, and we have worked a lot together since we began, and last year was very good. Now we want to do more. It's tough when your father is your coach. As I mentioned, when I was young, we only talked about football. As I have grown and we have worked together, we have developed a very good relationship, and now I listen to him more than ever. I think we can achieve great things together."

Boundaries off the court

"It's important that when we are at home, we don't talk about tennis. If we argue on the court, we leave it there. Sometimes it can be tough on the court because we both want to be right, but he is a great person, and I love working with him," said Flavio, who seems to have a clear understanding of the professional relationship he maintains with his father.

A delayed start to the season after a frustrating injury

"It was a tough start to the season because I got injured in Vienna. I had a shoulder problem, and it was serious. It was hard to return from the injury, as it was my first major injury, and it took some time. Now that I feel fully recovered, I need to accumulate matches. It was impossible to play until the last day of the preseason. I did a lot of physiotherapy, received massages, and spent a lot of time in the gym, but I didn't hit any balls. It was frustrating. In Australia, it was tough because I wasn't in good shape, so I couldn't give my best, which I know I can do. It's only now that I feel my season can begin."

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