Overview
- The Cobolli–Arnaldi semifinal is scheduled for Friday and will be shown free on NOVE after Eurosport/Discovery agreed to make the match available in clear television.
- Matteo Arnaldi reached the semi after Matteo Berrettini retired in his quarterfinal with a left adductor/hip problem, and Berrettini has said he will undergo medical examinations.
- A single outlet reported that Arnaldi withdrew with a gastrointestinal virus that would hand Cobolli a place in the final without play, but that claim remains unconfirmed by other agencies and is developing.
- FITP president Angelo Binaghi publicly urged rights‑holders to allow free‑to‑air coverage, a move that rights‑holders enacted voluntarily because a 2025 law that would require such broadcasts does not take effect for contracts held by Discovery until those deals expire.
- The matchup is being cast as proof of Italy’s depth in men’s tennis and could draw a large national audience, but the immediate outcome depends on official medical confirmations and any further broadcaster or tournament announcements.