Flavio Cobolli's Dream Debut at the Australian Open

It's a dream, but don't wake him up. Flavio Cobolli, a 21-year-old tennis player from Rome making his debut at the Australian Open in Melbourne, wins his first match in a Slam in his career by eliminating the 18th seed, the Chilean Nicolas Jarry, in the fifth set after 4 hours: 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. In the second round he will find the Russian Kotov. The Italian class of 2002, who missed the main draw by one place, for the first time has beaten a Top 50. An incredible success for Cobolli, who as a very young boy also played football in Roma (of which he remained a big fan) but then chose tennis. In the fifth set he was one game away from defeat but placed a counterbreak on 5-4 Jarry who in the same game had suffered a penalty point after losing a ball from his pocket during the exchange. Beautiful celebration, he ran to hug his father and his fans in the stands in Melbourne. First time for Musetti A first time also for Lorenzo Musetti, who won his first match at the Australian Open after over three and a half hours of battle, beating the French Bonzi 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-2, winning 6 of the last 7 games. Paolini in the second round, Sara Errani eliminated Jasmin Paolini advances to the second round of the Australian Open tennis, while Sara Errani is immediately eliminated. The 28-year-old Tuscan n.31 in the world beat 6-3 6-4 the 19-year-old Russian Diana Shnaider (n.92). The 36-year-old Bolognese (n.101) was instead beaten 6-4 6-3 by the 29-year-old Australian Storm Hunter, n.180 in the ranking. Ok Medvedev and Tsitsipas. Coco Gauff also advances Two of the main favorites for the final victory at the Australian Open do not miss their debut. As for Novak Djokovic, not everything is rosy. Daniil Medvedev, third seed of the seeding, enters the 2nd round thanks to the retirement of the French Terence Atmane (145 Atp) on the score of 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 1-0 in favor of the Russian. Transalpine who left in tears due to the strong cramps that prevented him from finishing the match. For Medvedev now a tricky 2nd round with the Finnish Ruusuvuori. Also moving forward, with some fright, is Stefanos Tsitsipas. The finalist of last year has overcome the Belgian luky loser Zizou Berg (entered in the draw in place of the injured Berrettini) with the score of 5-7, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. Among the women easy successes for Coco Gauff with the Czech Schmiedlova and for Svitolina against Preston, while the Wimbledon champion Voundrousova exits the scene against the Ukrainian Yastremska, coming from the qualifications.