Overview
- Flavio Cobolli beat defending champion Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-3, with the semifinal played Saturday in Munich, to reach the ATP 500 final.
- He will face American Ben Shelton in the title match after Shelton beat Alex Molcan 6-3, 6-4 in the other semi.
- Cobolli broke down in tears after the win and dedicated it to Mattia, a 13-year-old from his childhood club who died this week.
- The result was the 23-year-old Florentine's first career victory over a Top‑5 opponent.
- Munich is a clay‑court ATP 500, and Cobolli now plays for a fourth tour title after Bucharest 2025, Hamburg 2025 and Acapulco 2026.