Flavio Cobolli beats Karen Khachanov to move on to the Round of 16 in the men's singles this Wimbledon 2026

Flavio Cobolli dropped the opener but found another gear at the Wimbledon Championships 2026, overturning Karen Khachanov 0-6 7-6 6-7 6-2 6-2 in the Men's Singles Round of 32.

7-6 — set 2 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 1 game.

The Players

Flavio Cobolli — representing Italy, currently ranked No. 9 in the world, with a record of 4W-2L from 6 recorded matches — takes another step forward with this result.

Karen Khachanov — representing Russia, currently ranked No. 26 in the world, with a record of 2W-1L from 3 recorded matches — exits this bracket but leaves with competitive minutes banked.

Head-to-Head

This was the first meeting between the two in our results ledger.

Coming in, Flavio Cobolli had gone W-W-W-W-L in recent recorded matches, while Karen Khachanov stood at W-W-L.

What's Next

Flavio Cobolli advances to the Round of 16 of the Wimbledon Championships 2026, while Karen Khachanov's run ends here.

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