Italy’s Flavio Cobolli beat Chilean player Nicholas Jarry 6-4 3-6 6-3 2-6 7-5 after a five-set marathon battle to win the first Grand Slam match of his career. at the Australian Open. Cobolli beat a top 50 player for the first time in his career.
Cobolli dropped just two points in his service games and earned a break point in the sixth game with a passing shot, but Jarry saved it with his first serve. Cobolli earned three set points in the 10th game. Jarry saved them, but Cobolli converted his fourth break point with a forehand return winner to win the first set 6-4. Cobolli made two double faults in the first game of the second set and dropped his serve. Jarry broke for the second time at love to open up a 4-1 lead. Cobolli pulled one of the two breaks back in the eighth game for 3-5, but Jarry sealed the second set with a break in the ninth game.
Jarry saved three break points in the fifth game of the third set, but Cobolli converted his fourth chance, when Jarry hit his passing shot into the net. Cobolli broke serve at love in the ninth game to close out the third set 6-3.
Jarry earned his first break at love in the first game of the fourth set. Cobolli saved a break point in the fourth game to hold serve after four deuces. Jarry saved a break-back point in the fourth game. The Chilean player earned a double break in the fifth game to win the fourth set 6-2.
Jarry earned a break in the third game of the fifth set. Cobolli was a game away from defeat at 5-4, but he broke back to draw level to 5-5. The Italian player rallied from 0-30 to break for the second time in the 12thgame to seal the fifth set 7-5. Cobolli set up a second round match against Pavel Kotov.
