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Alex de Minaur loses Wimbledon fourth-round match to Flavio Cobolli
Alex de Minaur fell in straight sets to ninth seed Flavio Cobolli in the fourth round at Wimbledon. The Australian reached a break and a 5-2 lead in the second set before losing 12 of the next 13 points. He described the 7-5, 7-6(7-4), 6-3 defeat as mentally difficult.
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Alex de Minaur lost to ninth seed Flavio Cobolli in straight sets during the fourth round at Wimbledon. The 27-year-old Australian held a 5-2 lead in the second set before dropping 12 of the next 13 points and later surrendered an early break in the third set.
De Minaur said after the match that one player competed to win while the other competed not to lose. He described the outcome as "truly gut-wrenching" and stated that many hours of preparation had not translated into stepping up at key moments.
Match details De Minaur converted four service breaks but could not maintain momentum after the second-set collapse. Cobolli won the tiebreak 7-4 and then took six of the final seven games to close the match. The Australian said the missed opportunities accumulate and make future goals feel more distant.
He added that the mental challenge of carrying expectations remains the central issue rather than technical ability.
Next steps Cobolli will next face British wild card Arthur Fery, who defeated fellow wild card Grigor Dimitrov in five sets. De Minaur said he plans to focus on his upcoming marriage to British player Katie Boulter as a positive distraction from the result.
