Cobolli into Wimbledon quarter-finals for second successive year after downing De Minaur

[p]The ninth ‌seed's battling display on Court One put him in the Wimbledon quarter-finals for a second straight ‌year, and he will have a good chance to continue his surge ‌with a wildcard looming in the next round.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cobolli-flavio/zDtaCcPe/"]Cobolli[/a] will play the winner of the ‌fourth-round encounter between British hopeful [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fery-arthur/SKxbA6KA/"]Arthur Fery[/a] and Bulgarian veteran [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dimitrov-grigor/SQgEEKh4/"]Grigor Dimitrov[/a], ‌both of whom have made hay in the sunshine at the All England Club in the past week.[/p][p][b]"I've been feeling tired on the tour, so I'm very happy to reach ‌the quarter-finals in three sets, because it's important to ⁠stay with energy for the next ‌round,"[/b] Cobolli said.[/p][p]"This year has been so hot, we saw in the crowd (people struggling). Thanks ​for coming today. Thanks for staying. I appreciate it a lot. I'm so happy and proud of myself."[/p][p]The 24-year-old Italian took charge of ​the first meeting between top-10 players in the men's draw this year by forcing a backhand error to break in the 11th game of the ⁠opening set, which he pocketed ​in 50 minutes.[/p][embed guid="bacd34a1-e04e-4b1d-ad89-59726a1f1446" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2074143219743334485" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Stoppages in play as fans struggle in heat[/h2][p]A relaxed Cobolli chatted with fans during a break in play when a spectator fell ill in the second set and with De Minaur during another halt, before he reeled off three ‌games in a row from 2-5 down to double his advantage via a tiebreak.[/p][p][b]"There's a lot of respect (between us). I love him, I love how he plays,"[/b] said Cobolli.[/p][p]"I don't love to play with him. But we had a little chat during the break, and he told me I have to expect another thing like that happened there because it's really hot. We're lucky to finish with only two stoppages."[/p][p]The big hitting that helped Cobolli navigate tense moments at the end of the second set helped him claw back from 0-2 ‌in the next set and recover another break in the sixth game to ​finally see off his determined opponent.[/p][p]Asked if he planned to watch ‌the encounter between Fery and Dimitrov, Cobolli said he would beat the heat with ice cream and look forward to a meal cooked by his father instead.[/p][p][b]"I won't watch it for sure. Like you every day, ice cream, and my dad will cook pasta with tomato and onion. I ⁠don't know, maybe we'll hit here. ⁠There's a workout. I want ‌to watch Spain and Portugal (in the World Cup)."[/b][/p][infobox id="e4d8200d-597f-48d7-83c2-d394f1217426" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/cobolli-f-zDtaCcPe/de-minaur-a-EZgZ9Xfh/?mid=hfOiM8GO"]Check out the match stats here[/a][/b].[/p]