Flavio Cobolli def. Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 — Madrid Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Flavio Cobolli defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in the R16 of the Madrid Open 2026.

Flavio Cobolli decided this on his second delivery, winning 61% of those points to Daniil Medvedev's 40% and breaking back for a 6-4 third. Medvedev's seven double faults to Cobolli's two told the same story under pressure, and his 60% first-serve rate never gave him enough cheap holds. Cobolli's 37 winners to 27, on the pair's first clay meeting, evened their H2H at 1-1.

Match stats

Daniil Medvedev: 8 aces, 27 winners, 60% first serves, 7 double faults, 2/6 break points. Flavio Cobolli: 5 aces, 37 winners, 58% first serves, 2 double faults, 3/6 break points.

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Head-to-head

Daniil Medvedev and Flavio Cobolli have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.