<figure id="attachment_3293014" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3293014" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-3293014" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/27fd9b63-afp__20260228__999u332__v1__midres__tennismexatpacapulcoopen_cropped_1.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3293014" class="wp-caption-text">Italy&#8217;s Flavio Cobolli celebrates defeating Serbia&#8217;s Miomir Kecmanovic in the 2026 Mexico ATP 500 men&#8217;s singles semi-final in Acapulco. (AFP pic)</figcaption></figure>
ACAPULCO: Fifth-seeded Italian Flavio Cobolli out-lasted Miomir Kecmanovic 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 6-4 on Friday to book a title clash with Frances Tiafoe in the ATP hardcourt tournament in Acapulco.
Cobolli trailed 1-3 in the final set but won five of the next six games to stay on course for a third ATP title to go with claycourt victories in Bucharest and Hamburg last year.
The 23-year-old from Florence fended off two break points at 3-3 in the third, saving both with forehand winners.
Unble to serve out the match at 5-3 he broke Kecmanovic in the next game to secure the victory over the Serbian &#8211; who had beaten world number four Alexander Zverev in the second round.
&#8220;I think we both played an amazing match,&#8221; Cobolli said.
&#8220;I was a little bit lucky at the end, because at the crucial points sometimes you need luck. I&#8217;m really proud of myself because it wasn&#8217;t easy to come back,&#8221; he added.
Eighth-seeded Tiafoe rallied from a set and a break down to beat fellow American Brandon Nakashima 3-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4.

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