• With this result, the Florence-born tennis player will compete in his fourth final on the ATP tour, where he has won two titles and been runner-up once. 
  

Acapulco, February 27, 2026.- Italy’s Flavio Cobolli, ranked 20th in the world and fifth seed in the tournament, will play his first final at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC after defeating Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-4 in a very even match. 

With this result, the Florence-born tennis player will play his fourth final on the ATP tour, his second on hard court, a surface where he has had good results, and this Saturday in Acapulco he will seek to maintain that winning streak.  

In the first set, Cobolli took a 5-4 lead, but the Serbian evened the match by taking advantage of the Italian’s unforced errors, which totaled 16 in the first set. However, Flavio closed strong from the back of the court to win the tiebreak and take the first set. 

The second set was very even until Kecmenovic broke Cobolli’s serve to take a 4-3 lead and, with that, he went on to win the set and force a third set. 

In the third set, the Italian held on despite being down 1-3, but he reacted and came back to win five consecutive games for a 6-3 victory. 

Cobolli demonstrated the power of his serve with 13 aces, compared to his opponent’s 7, but he made 36 unforced errors, compared to Kecmanovic’s 37, and took advantage of the speed of his forehand to win the match in two hours and 26 minutes. 

“I’m really happy, it was a tough match, but I played very well. There’s still one match left (this Saturday) and I’m going to give it my all to fight for the title. Thanks to the crowd who also supported me throughout the match,” said Cobolli.