Cobolli comes back against Nakashima in Lyon to keep ATP Finals hopes alive
Flavio Cobolli rallied past Brandon Nakashima 4/6 6/4 6/4 in 2h17 to reach the Lyon semi-finals and keep his ATP Finals hopes alive.
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Um dia depois de eliminar Stan Wawrinka, o italiano Flávio Cobolli voltou à quadra dura e coberta de Lyon e protagonizou uma virada que o colocou na semifinal do ATP 250 francês. Número 6 do mundo e vice-campeão de Roland Garros, ele bateu o americano Brandon Nakashima, 17º do ranking e vice no Masters 1000 de Montreal, no Canadá, por 2 sets a 1.
As parciais foram 4/6, 6/4 e 6/4, depois de 2h17min de jogo. O italiano sofreu no fim: esteve 15/40, salvou dois break-points com bons saques e fechou a partida vibrando bastante.
O triunfo é mais um passo na busca por vaga no ATP World Finals, o torneio que reúne os oito melhores da temporada em Turim, na Itália.
Na corrida do ano, Cobolli é o quinto, com 3640 pontos — os 100 do torneio francês já estão computados. Daniil Medvedev soma 3520, e Arthur Fils, 3425. A última posição que daria vaga, neste momento, é do espanhol Rafael Jodar, com 3159.
A conta chega ao nono colocado porque Jannik Sinner está fora até a próxima temporada, por lesão. A ausência do italiano abriu uma vaga a mais no corte.
Na semifinal, Cobolli encara quem passar do duelo entre Lorenzo Musetti, também italiano, e o francês Luca Van Assche.
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