Tirante claimed one of his best wins and a career first at the Rome Open | OneFootball

Argentine Thiago Tirante (No. 69) capped off a virtually flawless five-star performance this Monday, earning one of the best wins of his career by defeating local favorite Flavio Cobolli (No. 12) 6-3, 6-4, reaching the round of 16 at the Rome Open and achieving a first in his career.

After defeating wild card Gianluca Cadenasso (No. 183) and Britain’s Cameron Norrie (No. 19) in the previous rounds, the 25-year-old from La Plata faced a tough challenge against one of the favorites, the 24-year-old from Florence, who had beaten France’s Terence Atmane (No. 51) in his opener, but was thoroughly outplayed by his opponent’s versatility and precision on the Foro Italico’s center court, surrendering 88% of the points on his first serve in one hour and 18 minutes of play.

As a result, the former world No. 1 junior, who had already defeated the two-time Davis Cup champion in their only previous meeting, in Miami 2025, recorded the second most significant win of his career by ranking, considering that he had stunned Russia’s Andrey Rublev (No. 8) in Bastad 2024, joining other standout victories such as those over American Tommy Paul (No. 18) in Madrid 2026, compatriot Francisco Cerúndolo (No. 19) in Rio 2026, and the aforementioned one against Norrie a few days ago.

In this way, the two-time Tour semifinalist, in Bastad 2024 and Houston 2026, broke into the last 16 of a Masters 1000 tournament for the first time, reached a new career-high in the men’s rankings by virtually climbing to No. 56, and will look to pull off another upset in the Italian capital when he faces Russia’s Daniil Medvedev (No. 9), the 2023 champion, in the next round.

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