Flavio Cobolli has been drawn into the Ivan Lendl group at the ATP Finals in Turin. The Italian will face Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, and Frances Tiafoe. The John McEnroe group includes Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Arthur Fils, and Rafael Jodar.
"Flavio should consider this his celebration. It's a career-long goal, and he's also fortunate to be able to compete on home soil. He's also very well-suited to a home-based event like this, because he's a great fighter, he expresses and conveys great passion, and therefore, in my opinion more than many others, he manages to captivate the crowd, who I believe are eagerly awaiting the chance to cheer him on in Turin," commented FITP President Angelo Binaghi at the 2026 edition presentation conference, followed by the draw.
Regarding the draw for the Italian, Binaghi reminds us that "we're among the top eight players in the world this year, so we can't expect an easy round. But I can see it coming pretty well, because the most fearsome players on hard courts, serve-and-volley, Zverev and Shelton, are on the other side. Although Alcaraz and Medvedev are obviously no easy feat, we can still have a chance."
In the tournament, which is without the injured Jannik Sinner, there is a clear favorite: Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard, fresh from victories in the 500m in Vienna and the 1000m in Paris, is in more than good enough shape to win his first title at the Finals, after a wrist injury that forced him to miss almost the entire clay and grass seasons.
(Unioneonline)
