The Godó champion makes history in Cincinnati
Cincinnati started without many starting figures and those who decided to enter the picture fell without shame along the way. Between showers and storms, which were also not lacking in the semifinals, in a Europe-USA duel that will be decided this Sunday, at 10:30 p.m. Spanish peninsular time if the weather permits.
A new champion of the Masters 1000 ATP category, the most important behind the Grand Slams, will be crowned. And among those who are making history is the current champion of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Conde de Godó Trophy.
Rafa Jodar, His victim in the semis of RCT Barcelona took revenge this summer. The French Arthur Fils22 years old and world No. 21, lost to the Spaniard in the opening round in Washington and the quarterfinals in Montréal.
The Italian Flavio Cobolli eliminated Leganense in the round of 16 in Cincinnati. A blessing with Fils, who took advantage of meeting the transalpine, 24 years old and number 10, and not against the Madrid native to qualify for the final in Cincinnati, the second Frenchman to compete for the title after Guy Forgetthe best in 1991.
Fils raised the number of direct victories over Cobolli to three, winning 6-3 and 6-4. American rival awaits, the hardest Frances Tiafoe either Brandon Nakashimaleader of matches won this season on hard court. Total 22, one more than Fils.
At the ranking level, an important leap for the Frenchman, who will surely snatch the number 11 from Fuck. Close to a top-10 that he still cannot aspire to, not even as a Cincinnati champion. Cobolli He is sixth in the ATP rankings.
This will be his seventh ATP final, third of the course. Before triumphing in Barcelona, he lost in Doha. His other crowns came in Lyon, in 2023, and in Hamburg and Tokyo during the 2024 campaign.
Only four Frenchmen have entered the ATP Masters 1000 list since the creation of this category in 1990. In addition to Guy Forget, Cédrid Pioline, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Sebastian Grosjean.
