SportTennisWimbledonThe Wimbledon star fired the threat while he was on court18:51, 01 Jul 2026Wimbledon star Flavio Cobolli shockingly threatened to 'hit' his own father moments after defeating Mariano Navone across two days to progress to the second round. The match had been suspended due to a lack of light on Tuesday evening before the Italian wrapped up a 1-6 7-5 6-3 7-6(8) victory.‌But eyebrows were raised when Cobolli was invited to speak on court straight after his win. The 24-year-old couldn't stand still throughout the interview and even admitted that he "hates" his life after saving six set points to book his spot in the next round.‌"Wow," he said, before being asked about the six saved set points. "Now I completely hate my life. It's always like this. Always run. Always fight."‌JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! All the best sports news and much more on our dedicated Facebook pageCobolli then revealed he wanted to "break something" and made the startling suggestion that his father, who doubles as his coach, might bear the brunt of his pent-up frustration."I just wanna break something now," he joked. "I cannot stop [moving his feet]. You see? I need to hit something! I think I will hit my dad now."‌When pressed further on the remark, Cobolli elaborated: "For sure. The first person that I will hit. I still don't know with what. You'll see tomorrow if he has a black thing on the face."Cobolli's father, Stefano, is a former professional player who moved into coaching after hanging up his racket. They have worked together since Flavio was 17."My dad was a good player but he stopped when he was young, so he had a slightly lower ranking than me," Cobolli told the ATP Tour last year. "He is an incredible coach now and we have a great relationship.‌"When I was young, we wanted to keep tennis and our relationship separate. I used to play a lot of football and we would talk about that, but we didn't talk about tennis. He wanted me to improve alone and then he said when I was ready he would help. We started a few years ago and we have put in a lot of work together since we started and last year was really good. We want to do more now."It is tough when your dad is your coach. As I said, when I was young we would just discuss football. As I have grown up and we have worked together, we have developed a really good relationship and I listen to him more now than ever before. I think we can do great things together.Article continues below"It is important that when we are home, we don't talk about tennis. If we fight on court, we keep it on court. It can be tough on court at times because we both want to be right, but he is a great person and I love working with him."Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌WimbledonTennis