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Coboly’s key to turning the tables in Delray Beach: The power of the Hulk!
Find out how Coboli’s superhero tattoo commemorates his own role in Italy’s 2025 Davis Cup victory
February 19, 2026
Andrew Eichenholz/ATP Tour
Flavio Coboli has a new Hulk tattoo on his right leg.
Written by ATP Staff
Flavio Cobolli felt like a superhero at the Delray Beach Open.
The Italian third seed celebrated his first ATP Tour victory since January 4 by showing off his new tattoo to the crowd at the ATP 250 Hard Court event in Florida on Wednesday. Coboly, who defeated Terrence Altman 7-5, 6-4, was quick to attribute his victory to the unique green character now emblazoned on his right leg: The Hulk.
“In the Davis Cup [last year]you still remember me [ripped] “Now I have Hulk. It’s fresh, like it was two weeks ago,” Copoli, No. 20 in the PIF ATP rankings, said in an on-court interview. “I feel like the Hulk on the court.” [then]so now I have to be like him! ”
“I feel like the Hulk on the court now” 🤣💪🦸♂️
italian superhero @cobollifla Got a new tattoo to share…#DBOpen | 📍Delray Beach pic.twitter.com/mCCda4gmim
— ATP Tour (@atptour) February 18, 2026
The tattoo was inspired by Coboli’s jersey-shredding celebration when he saved seven match points and won a 32-point tiebreaker over Zizou Bergès to seal Italy’s place in November’s Davis Cup final, which the European nation went on to win. He showed that on-court mettle again on Wednesday against Altman, bouncing back from a four-game losing streak to set up a quarterfinal matchup with Coleman Huang, who defeated Brandon Nakajima 6-4, 7-6(4).
“This is my first victory [for a while]so I’m really happy to be in the middle of the court,” Coboli said after leveling his Lexus ATP Head2Head series 1-1 with Atmane. “It was tough at the beginning of the year, but now I’m really happy to be part of this great tournament.
“It’s a different outcome [to last time]. I lost to him in a great fight last time in Cincinnati. I trained well this week, spent a lot of time on the court and felt comfortable. I’m really happy that I beat a strong opponent like Terrence in the first round. ”
In other matches, second seed Caspar Rudd withstood a severe test from Marcos Giron and defeated the American 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-4. Geelong would regret falling two points behind at 6/6 in the second set tie-break.
Ruud then used his momentum to break the American’s serve in the first game of the deciding set before crossing the finish line. The 27-year-old, competing for the first time since the Australian Open, improved his record to 3-2 in the Lexus ATP Head2Head series against Geelong and will now look to extend his perfect 2-0 record against Sebastian Korda.
Ruud made his first appearance at the ATP 250 event in Delray Beach, where the Norwegian arrived just weeks after he and fiancée Maria welcomed their first child, a daughter.
Korda defeated compatriot Alex Michelson 6-3, 7-6(6) and saved four set points in the second set to avoid a tiebreaker and advance to the quarterfinals. The 25-year-old broke Michelsen at 4-5 in the second set and crucially regained serve after facing three set points. Koda once again resolved the set point with a score of 5/6 in the tie-break.
Korda, the No. 50 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, is the second player to reach three tour-level quarterfinals this season, joining Ben Shelton. Korda was a Delray Beach finalist in 2021.
