Joao Fonseca vs Flavio Cobolli THRILLER Halle 2025 Extended Highlights

Certainly, if he wins a couple of rounds, Naomi, you could imagine him really taking off in terms of... Unless you're Carlos Alcaraz, but they can't all be Carlos Alcaraz, I'm afraid. Well, he wins that point, Fonseca, but that's definitely going to be an area that he's going to look to work on on the grass, that transition game up the court. Yeah, it's interesting, the transition forward. Well, that's nice to see. Servan Volley from Joao Fonseca. Come out to support. That extraordinary scene, was it Miami? Yeah, the dead netcords are pretty dead and out of reach when it comes to... Nicely done. Again, you can just see the cogs turning in his mind after he plays that forehand. Still effective on grass. I don't think it comes down to an understanding of the grass, because I think the... Oh, a couple of magnificent winners from Kabaly. Perfectly done. Brilliantly done. Soft, soft hands for the half volley. Well, it's striking. Didn't get that far up the court, was up around the service line. Bob is harder to find. Because the ball is just coming through that much quicker, that much lower. Fonseca strikes for 6-5. Ferocious acceleration again with the forehand. You also feel it. What a perfect finish to the set from Joao Fonseca. Some quite brilliant tennis he played later on there. Bit of fizz to that final forehand. Errors creeping in. Perfect time for that, though, with Fonseca so deep himself. Point played from Fonseca. Saw him open up the racket face, going for the slice. There was no way he could keep it down low. So Fonseca charging in to pick up the volley. Oh, just long. And it's another half volley, which wins Fonseca the point. Well, things got a little precarious for him in that game. He did need to play that last one. Nice closure to a strong game. Love that. No take back whatsoever. Just meet it out early. That's so good from Kabaly. Did so well to neutralize that point. Taking advantage of a shorter second serve. Big response. He's made it. Instinctive volley. Such a good rally. And it's Kabaly. That's so good. Oh, that's not good. Deserves it. What a set he's played. Particularly in that tie break. Flavia Kabaly making things happen. Forcing the issue. So Kabaly goes for exactly the same serve. And second time does clear the tape. Nicely done. No fancies this here. As you say, it gives so much information to this. A half volley from the baseline. So good. This is a very confident game so far from Kabaly. Nice time to find his first serve because he's missed a lot of them. Skillful drop shot. Look at Fonseca. Can't believe he's made that. Got a very short ball there. Fonseca. And actually was onto the baseline. The backhand from Kabaly. Interesting this because on two of the occasions. Well, Fonseca made him work. But Kabaly stood tall. Impressive closure to the game. Flavia working so hard to keep that point alive. That was a strange choice from Fonseca. Kabaly. Good job on second serve points in this final set. Kabaly because he's had to hit a lot of them. He's hit 26 second serves. Oh, that's a winner. Haven't seen too many of those with one player at the net. I don't know why that goes. Kabaly hits the front of the tie break. Magnificent point. And it could be the point that seals the match for Flavia Kabaly. Oh, wow. That is a recovery. Now it's Fonseca with the backhand return. Incredible tennis. I mean, this is up there with one of the tie breaks of the year so far. Oh, he slipped. Would you believe it? He slipped on his way forward up the court. Just out. Kabaly wins a minor classic. What a tie break that was to decide the match. And it's the Italian who saves match point on his way to beating João Fonseca. The cruel slip on the penultimate point really did cost the 18-year-old. But Kabaly will feel like he deserves it.