Cobolli criticizes the Madrid Open courts: "It's impossible to play here, this is not clay"

Flavio Cobolli managed to pull through his match at the Mutua Madrid Open 2026 against Carabelli but didn’t hesitate to show his discontent with the condition of the court he was playing on. Relegated to an outside court, specifically court 4, the Italian lost his temper and even demanded to speak with the ATP supervisor, to whom he bitterly complained. "Something has to be done about this court, it's impossible to play here. This is not clay, it's so slippery that it feels like playing ice hockey on a tennis court," he commented.

“you need to do something for this court, it’s impossible to play. it’s not clay, it’s really slippery, it’s like playing ice hockey on a tennis court” clock them pic.twitter.com/DeIU4ajxPq

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