Flavio Cobolli def. Zachary Svajda 6-2, 6-3, 6(3)-7(7), 7(7)-6(5) — French Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Flavio Cobolli defeated Zachary Svajda 6-2, 6-3, 6(3)-7(7), 7(7)-6(5) in the R16 of the French Open 2026.

Flavio Cobolli needed all 198 minutes to put away Zachary Svajda in their first career meeting, the return game carrying him through a four-set slog. Cobolli converted 7 of 17 break chances to Svajda's 3 of 8, and won 52% of second-serve return points to the American's 42% — the pressure that cracked Svajda's hold even as the match dragged into back-to-back tiebreaks. Svajda nicked the third on a 7-3 breaker, but his five double faults and a 59% break-point save rate left too many doors open. Cobolli closed the fourth-set tiebreak 7-5, 57 winners to 36 the difference late.

Match stats

Flavio Cobolli: 8 aces, 57 winners, 53% first serves, 2 double faults, 7/17 break points. Zachary Svajda: 8 aces, 36 winners, 53% first serves, 5 double faults, 3/8 break points.

Profiles: Flavio Cobolli · Zachary Svajda — French Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Flavio Cobolli and Zachary Svajda.