Anyone have a spare house? Cobolli into quarter-finalsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Flavio Cobolli also reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals in 2025ByAmy LofthouseBBC Sport senior journalist at WimbledonPublished31 minutes agoFlavio Cobolli’s grandfather came to the rescue to find a house for the Italian to stay in after he beat Alex de Minaur to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals, extending his visit to south-west London.Cobolli reached the French Open final in June and played just one singles match on grass in the build-up to Wimbledon, losing in straight sets to Frances Tiafoe.However, the ninth seed produced an impressive performance to beat Australia’s De Minaur 7-5 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 and reach the last eight for the second year in a row.Asked what he would do to recover, Cobolli mentioned: “Ice cream and today my dad cooks pasta with tomato and onion.”It’s the World Cup so I want to see Spain and Portugal. I hope I can go early to the house but first of all we have to find one.”We have our luggage at the old house and now we have to find [a new] one. “Maybe you guys have a house here in Wimbledon?”Paolini holds off Eala to reach quarter-finals
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