Flavio Cobolli in press after losing Roland Garros final
"I wanna say thanks to me for what I did these 2 weeks. I never expected in my life this kind of result. I'm so proud of myself. I want to have a great smile & enjoy the night with people I love" 🥹
it only took the world no. 1 suffering heatstroke, the world no. 2 being injured, djokovic being old, medvedev’s worst surface, getting an easier draw than every other opponent that would have otherwise outclassed him, several bad calls in his favour, battling teenagers, 5-set-
Zverev says he will always be a Grand Slam Champion and no one can take that away from him, ‘If I would’ve lost this one, the self belief would’ve gone down a lot. But now that I’ve won it, I feel like I can do it again’
“Now no matter what happens, I will always be a Grand Slam Champion. Nobody can take that away from me. Maybe that does give me some freedom. Maybe my mind will just be a little bit calmer when I play a final. Meaning that even if I lose it, I’ll still be a grand slam champion. This trophy for me is very important. If I would’ve lost this one, the self belief would’ve gone down a lot. But now that I’ve won it, I feel like I can do it again.”
(via Roland Garros Press)