ATP Finals: Cobolli, this is a bit like my Davis Cup in singles

This is a bit like my Davis Cup singles. I've always said that the Davis Cup comes above everything for me, and I still think so. But playing this tournament, in front of the Italian public, in this incredible stadium, I believe it will give me very strong emotions that are difficult to counteract and which I really want to feel. All the requirements are there to have a great tournament and I hope to start strong straight away, and that is my biggest goal.

Flavio Cobolli said it during the media day of the ATP Finals. "I think I have to experience this week fully as a celebration - he underlines - because it is something that is not easily achieved and I believe I have achieved it after many years of sacrifices. So it will certainly be a great joy to be here for the whole week playing these first matches in Turin. But on Sunday evening the party is over, the tournament will begin and there will be a different mood and a certainly more fighting spirit".

For Cobolli "there are many things that bring a lot of pressure this week, so it will still be a very complicated week for me, made up of many first times. But I am a player who I believe thrives on big stages, against big players, and I also believe I am part of it. Being here and doing this tournament, I don't think it happens to everyone and if you get there it means you have to be feared. I think it is the key to this week".