Cobolli's key to snapping dropping run in Delray Seaside: the ability of The Hulk!

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Cobolli’s key to snapping dropping run in Delray Seaside: the ability of The Hulk!

Tattoo of superhero commemorates his personal position in Italy’s 2025 Davis Cup triumph

February 18, 2026

Flavio Cobolli, feeling like a superhero on the Delray Seaside Open.

The third-seeded Italian celebrated his first ATP Tour win since 4 January on Wednesday by displaying off his new tattoo to the gang on the hard-court ATP 250 in Florida. Cobolli, who overcame Terence Atmane 7-5, 6-4, was fast to attribute his victory to the distinctive inexperienced character now inked into his proper leg: The Hulk.

“In Davis Cup [last year], you bear in mind I [ripped] my t-shirt, so now I’ve Hulk,” mentioned the No. 20 within the PIF ATP Rankings Cobolli in his on-court interview. “It’s contemporary, like two weeks outdated. I felt like Hulk on the court docket [then], so now I’ve to be like him!”

“I really feel like Hulk on the court docket now” 🤣💪🦸‍♂️

Italian superhero @cobollifla has a brand new tattoo to share…#DBOpen | 📍Delray Seaside pic.twitter.com/mCCda4gmim

— ATP Tour (@atptour) February 18, 2026

Cobolli’s shirt-shredding celebration that impressed the tattoo got here after he saved seven match factors and gained a 32-point deciding-set tie-break to beat Zizou Bergs and seal Italy a spot in November’s Davis Cup Ultimate, which the European nation subsequently gained. He showcased that kind of on-court grit once more towards Atmane on Wednesday by bouncing again from 4 consecutive defeats to set a quarter-final assembly with Coleman Wong, who defeated Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 7-6(4).

“It’s my first win [for a while], so I’m actually glad to be in the course of the court docket,” mentioned Cobolli after levelling his Lexus ATP Head2Head collection with Atmane at 1-1. “It was robust, the start of the 12 months, however now I’m actually glad to be right here at this improbable event.

“It was a special outcome [to last time]. I misplaced to him final time with an incredible battle in Cincinnati. I practised properly this week and felt comfy staying on the court docket for a very long time. I’m actually glad how I managed this primary spherical towards a tricky opponent like Terence.”