Italy's Flavio Cobolli won the biggest title of his career when he upset third seed Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 to win the Hamburg Open on Saturday.

The 35th-ranked Italian player saved six of the seven break points he faced — including two at 5-4 in the second set — to beat the 17th-ranked Rublev, who was playing in his third Hamburg final. Rublev won in 2020.

Italian Flavio Cobolli has won the Hamburg clay title on the eve of the start of the French Open. The 23-year-old surprised number three seed Andrey Rublev of Russia 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday.