

What Time Will Flavio Cobolli Play Against Tomas Machac?
Cobolli and Machac are on the Day 8 Schedule at United Cup 2025 on 03 January 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
Flavio Cobolli from Italy and Tomas Machac from Czech Republic are set to meet for the first time at the tour level. They have encountered each other twice before, with Machac emerging victorious in both matches. The first match took place at the US Open qualifiers, where Machac won in a grueling three-set battle. They also faced off in the Andria CH tournament, with Machac again prevailing in straight sets.
Flavio Cobolli is 22 years old and currently ranked 32nd in the world. He reached a career-high ranking of 30 in September 2024 after reaching his first ATP Tour final in Washington. He had a successful 2024 campaign with a win-loss record of 35-27, including a runner-up finish in Washington. Cobolli made significant progress in his career, breaking into the top 200 in January 2022 and the top 100 in October 2023. He qualified for the 2023 Next Gen ATP Finals and achieved notable wins throughout the year, defeating players like Shelton, Paul, and Jarry in prestigious tournaments.
In addition to his achievements, Cobolli saved three match points against Giron in his ATP Tour main draw debut at the 2021 Parma tournament. He demonstrated his potential by winning the match in an impressive fashion. Cobolli also has a successful record in Challenger events, winning titles in Zadar and Lisbon in 2022 and 2023, respectively. He reached the finals in Rome-2, Barletta, and Olbia in 2021 and 2023.
Tomas Machac, on the other hand, is 24 years old and currently holds a career-high ranking of 25. He broke into the top 100 in 2022 and achieved his career-high ranking in October 2024 after defeating Alcaraz in the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai. Machac made significant breakthroughs in his career, reaching his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal in Miami by defeating Rublev, and later reaching his first ATP Tour final in Geneva by defeating Djokovic.
Machac also has a successful record in major tournaments, having represented the Czech Republic in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the 2024 Paris Olympics. He reached the second round in Tokyo and earned wins over notable players such as Sousa and Zhang. He even won a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Siniakova. Machac has had success in the Challenger circuit as well, boasting a 110-54 record with two consecutive titles in Orleans and Mouilleron le Captif in 2023.
Ons Jabeur
Jasmine Paolini
Anna Kalinskaya
Moyuka Uchijima
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Frances Tiafoe
Corentin Moutet
Alejandro Tabilo
Gael Monfils
Jiri Lehecka
Emma Navarro
Emma Raducanu
Elise Mertens
Peyton Stearns
Jordan Thompson
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Leylah Annie Fernandez
Ashlyn Krueger
Hailey Baptiste
Naomi Osaka
Diana Shnaider
Anna Blinkova
Karolina Muchova
Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Mboko
Paula Badosa Gibert
Madison Keys
Elina Avanesyan
Rebeka Masarova
Danielle Rose Collins
In terms of their recent performances, Cobolli started his 2025 season strong by defeating Stricker and saving a match point to defeat Humbert in the United Cup. He aims to achieve multiple top 30 wins in a single tournament for the first time in his career and has shown great form against players ranked outside the top 20 in his last ten matches.
Machac, on the other hand, has had a mixed performance at the United Cup, with a loss to Ruud but a victory over Hurkacz. He ended the 2024 season as the 25th-ranked player in the world, becoming the highest-ranked Czech player since Berdych in 2017.
In the mixed doubles event at the United Cup, Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori from Italy will be facing Karolina Muchova and Tomas Machac from the Czech Republic.
The United Cup is divided into different groups, with Group B consisting of Poland, Czechia, and Norway. Italy, Switzerland, and France are part of Group D. The standings reveal that Italy, led by Cobolli and Paolini, have had a strong start with a 6-0 record, making them the favorites in their group.
The bolded countries are projected to play on the current day’s schedule, and the teams that advance to the quarterfinals are the best second-placed team in the host city.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Cobolli will win.
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