Tennis–Sweet dreams power Cobolli's Wimbledon surge
(Reuters) -Flavio Cobolli is living proof that, at Wimbledon, a good night's sleep might be the ultimate performance enhancer. The 23-year-old Italian crashed into his first Grand Slam quarter-final on Monday with a fearless win over Marin Cilic and was quick to credit his new, improved lodgings for feeling great.
Cobolli, who has been wielding his fluorescent orange racket with the bravado of a man on a mission, revealed afterwards that his Wimbledon campaign nearly derailed over that classic London problem: the flat that just was not quite right.
'I had some problem with my first house but now I find the great solution. I slept well. I have a great relationship with the guy that I rent the apartment. Now I'm good shape,' he grinned.
Pressed for details, Cobolli confessed it was less luxury penthouse and more hot box at the start. 'Was too hot and a little bit small. But yeah, now I found the right solution,' he explained, with a shrug that said it all. A quick switch, a friendly landlord, and suddenly Cobolli was sleeping soundly.
With the off-court drama sorted, the on-court heroics followed: Cobolli carved up Cilic in four sets, looking every inch the man at home in SW19. Sometimes all it takes to become a Wimbledon quarter-finalist is a bigger room, a cooler breeze —and a landlord who answers his phone.
(Editing by Clare Fallon)
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