Cobolli after his victory over Humbert: "A great battle to start the year".

Flavio Cobolli dominated Ugo Humbert at the United Cup. The Italian's back was against the wall, however, as the Frenchman served for the match in the second set and even had match point in the tie-break of the second set.

In the end, it was the 32nd-ranked player in the world who was more solid in the crucial moments (3-6, 7-6, 6-2).

On court after the match, the 22-year-old was pleased to have managed to reverse the trend: "I think we both played a really good match.

It was a good battle to start the year, so I'm very happy with that. I played really well, and I know how difficult it is to come back from a deficit against Ugo.

I'd also like to congratulate him and wish him all the best for this season. It's my game to stay focused right to the end, to fight right to the end.

It's also thanks to my team, who supported me from the very first point. I think it's thanks to everyone's help that I was able to win today", Cobolli elaborated.

Italy will find out their quarter-final opponents on Wednesday after the final matches of the group phase.