Cobolli laments his performance at Wimbledon: "I felt a pressure that I normally don't feel"

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Flavio Cobolli ended his best participation at Wimbledon on Wednesday after a clear defeat against Arthur Fery in the quarterfinals. The Italian, who was the favorite based on rankings and his opponent's accumulated hours on court in the previous rounds, admitted in a press conference that he never found his best level and took a good portion of responsibility for the loss. Even so, he wanted to focus on the positive side of a tournament that allowed him to reach the quarterfinals of a major for the first time.

Cobolli admitted that the pressure of the moment took its toll from the start of the match and that he never managed to impose his game. "I'm very sad and disappointed by the match I played. I didn't play well from the first point. Perhaps I was a little nervous and felt a pressure that I don't normally feel. I was playing quarterfinals against a player who had played very long matches, with a lower ranking than mine, and felt it was a great opportunity for me. As my team says, maybe I wasn't humble enough from the first point. It wasn't my day; these things can happen. Still, I am a Grand Slam quarterfinalist and I have to be happy."

Flavio Cobolli explains his surprising Wimbledon defeat

The Italian also wanted to acknowledge the high level shown by Arthur Fery, a player he has known since junior categories. "Already in Australia, I felt that his level was not that of a player outside the top 100. Now he's close to the top 30, and I think he deserves it; he has always played great tennis since he was young because we have grown up together. In tennis, everything can change very quickly. Today just wasn't my day, and he played at a very high level."

Cobolli also downplayed the atmosphere of the Centre Court and assured that it did not influence the result: "Playing here is the easiest thing. If you hear a champagne cork or applause, it's completely normal. We are used to playing on much noisier courts." Still emotional, the Italian confessed that he only thinks about unwinding before returning to work: "Maybe I came to the press conference too soon because I still feel like I'm on the court. It will be hard for me to sleep tonight, plus I have a very early flight, and I want to get home as soon as possible. Starting tomorrow, I will try to clear my head," he concluded.

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