Who Will Win: Cobolli Vs Michelsen? Prediction For ATP Mubadala Citi Dc Open 2024

What Time Will Flavio Cobolli Play Against Alex Michelsen?

Cobolli and Michelsen are on the Day 5 Schedule at Mubadala Citi Dc Open 2024 on Friday 2 August 2024. 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?

[10] Flavio Cobolli (ITA) and [15] Alex Michelsen (USA) are set to play against each other for the first time. Flavio Cobolli is 22 years old and currently ranked World No. 48, which is his career-high ranking. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 23-19, with his best result being a semifinal appearance in Geneva. He also has a perfect record of 2-0 in Washington, reaching the quarterfinals in 2024.

Cobolli’s breakthrough came in January 2022 when he entered the Top 200, followed by entering the Top 100 in October 2023. In May 2024, he achieved his career-high ranking after reaching the semifinals of the ATP Tour in Geneva. His biggest win so far in his career came against the No. 15 player, Shelton, in the second round of that tournament.

He earned his first victory against a Top 20 player by defeating No. 18 Jarry at the 2024 Australian Open, where he reached the third round as a qualifier. Cobolli has also reached the quarterfinals of ATP Tour events in Munich (2023), Montpellier, and Delray Beach (both in 2024).

In his ATP Tour main draw debut in 2021 at Parma, Cobolli saved three match points against Giron and came out as the winner in a thrilling three-set match. He won that match with a score of 3-6, 7-6, 7-6. Prior to that, he had won Challenger titles in Zadar (2022) and Lisbon (2023) and reached the finals in Rome-2 and Barletta (both in 2021) and Olbia (2023).

During his junior career, Cobolli reached a career-high ranking of No. 8. He finished his junior career by winning the boys’ doubles title at the 2020 Roland Garros, partnering with Stricker.

It’s worth noting that in his previous match, Cobolli saved five match points against Davidovich Fokina in the third round, which allowed him to advance to his sixth ATP Tour quarterfinal. He is now aiming to reach his second semifinal after his semifinal appearance in Geneva on clay in May. If he achieves this, he will become the fourth Italian man in the Open Era to reach the semifinals of the Washington tournament, following in the footsteps of Barazzutti in 1980, Furlan in 1996, and Sinner in 2021.

On the other hand, Alex Michelsen is 19 years old and currently ranked World No. 60, with a career-high ranking

of No. 55 that he achieved in July 2024. He has a win-loss record of 18-19 in 2024, with his best result being a runner-up finish in Newport. In Washington, he has a perfect record of 2-0, having reached the quarterfinals in 2024.

Michelsen holds the title of the youngest American in the Top 200 of the PIF ATP Rankings. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 55 before making it to his second ATP Tour final in Newport. In that final, he had a match point against Giron but was unable to convert it.

He became the youngest American man to reach the third round of a Grand Slam since Young at the 2007 US Open when he reached the third round of the Australian Open. Michelsen also earned his first ATP Tour win, reaching the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final at the 2023 Newport tournament. He became the youngest American to be an ATP Tour finalist since Fritz in 2016 at Memphis.

In 2024, Michelsen secured his biggest win by defeating No. 9 de Minaur in the second round of the Los Cabos tournament. However, he couldn’t capitalize on this success as he squandered three match points in the quarterfinals against the eventual champion, Thompson. In the Challenger circuit, Michelsen has a record of 35 wins and 18 losses, with two finals appearances and title wins in Chicago (2023) and Knoxville.

During his junior career, Michelsen reached as high as No. 25 in the ITF Juniors rankings. One of his highlights was winning the boys’ doubles title at Wimbledon in 2022, partnering with Gorzny.

Michelsen began playing tennis at the age of 3 and practiced with his mother, a former college player, every day until he turned 15.

In this match, Michelsen is playing in his sixth ATP Tour quarterfinal, which is his most significant quarterfinal to date. He aims to reach his third semifinal, with the previous two being in Newport. He holds the distinction of being the youngest American man to reach the Washington quarterfinals since Roddick achieved this feat at the age of 18 in 2001, defeating Schalken in the final. Michelsen has a record of 4 wins and 13 losses against Top 50 players, with a hard court record of 2 wins and 9 losses. Notably, he holds a victory over No. 9 de Minaur in Los Cabos.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Cobolli will win.
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