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\n Cobolli’s key to snapping losing run in Delray Beach: the power of The Hulk!<\/p>\n
Tattoo of superhero commemorates his own role in Italy’s 2025 Davis Cup triumph<\/p>\n
February 18, 2026<\/p>\n
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Andrew Eichenholz\/ATP Tour<\/p>\n
Flavio Cobolli is sporting a new Hulk tattoo on his right leg.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n
Flavio Cobolli<\/a>, feeling like a superhero at the Delray Beach Open<\/a>. <\/p>\n The third-seeded Italian celebrated his first ATP Tour win since 4 January on Wednesday by showing off his new tattoo to the crowd at the hard-court ATP 250 in Florida. Cobolli, who overcame Terence Atmane<\/a> 7-5, 6-4, was quick to attribute his victory to the distinctive green character now inked into his right leg: The Hulk. <\/p>\n “In Davis Cup [last year], you remember I [ripped] my t-shirt, so now I have Hulk,\u201d said the No. 20 in the PIF ATP Rankings Cobolli in his on-court interview. \u201cIt\u2019s fresh, like two weeks old. I felt like Hulk on the court [then], so now I have to be like him!\u201d <\/p>\n “I feel like Hulk on the court now” \ud83e\udd23\ud83d\udcaa\ud83e\uddb8\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n Italian superhero @cobollifla<\/a> has a new tattoo to share…#DBOpen<\/a> | \ud83d\udccdDelray Beach pic.twitter.com\/mCCda4gmim<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Tour (@atptour) February 18, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Cobolli\u2019s shirt-shredding celebration that inspired the tattoo came after he saved seven match points and won a 32-point deciding-set tie-break to overcome Zizou Bergs<\/a> and seal Italy a spot in November\u2019s Davis Cup Final, which the European country subsequently won. He showcased that sort of on-court grit again against Atmane on Wednesday by bouncing back from four consecutive defeats to set a quarter-final meeting with Coleman Wong<\/a>, who defeated Brandon Nakashima<\/a> 6-4, 7-6(4). <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s my first win [for a while], so I\u2019m really happy to be in the middle of the court,\u201d said Cobolli after levelling his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Atmane at 1-1. \u201cIt was tough, the beginning of the year, but now I\u2019m really happy to be here at this fantastic tournament. <\/p>\n \u201cIt was a different result [to last time]. I lost to him last time with a great battle in Cincinnati. I practised well this week and felt comfortable staying on the court for a long time. I\u2019m really happy how I managed this first round against a tough opponent like Terence.\u201d <\/p>\n In other action, American Sebastian Korda<\/a> defeated countryman Alex Michelsen<\/a> 6-3, 7-6(6), saving four set points in the second set to avoid a decider and reach the last eight. The 25-year-old Korda broke Michelsen at 4-5 in the second set, crucially getting back on serve after facing three set points in that game. Korda fended off another set point on return at 5\/6 in the tie-break.<\/p>\n Korda, the No. 50 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, is the second man to reach three tour-level quarter-finals this season, alongside Ben Shelton<\/a>. A 2021 finalist in Delray Beach, Korda next faces second seed Casper Ruud<\/a> or Marcos Giron<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n