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

What Time Will Flavio Cobolli Play Against Ben Shelton?

Cobolli and Shelton are on the Day 6 Schedule at Mubadala Citi Dc Open 2024 on Saturday 3 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?

In the match between Flavio Cobolli from Italy and Ben Shelton from the USA, Cobolli currently leads their head-to-head record 1-0. The match took place in Geneva, Switzerland on clay, with Cobolli winning 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-2 in the Round of 16. Cobolli is 22 years old and ranked as World No. 48, which is his highest career ranking achieved in May 2024. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 24-19 and reached two semifinals. Notably, Cobolli broke into the Top 200 in January 2022 and the Top 100 in October 2023. His breakthrough performance came in Geneva, where he defeated the 15th ranked player, Ben Shelton, in the second round. This victory was the biggest of his career. Cobolli also achieved his first Top 20 win against Jarry in the 2024 Australian Open, reaching the third round as a qualifier. Additionally, he reached the quarterfinals at the 2023 Munich, 2024 Montpellier, and 2024 Delray Beach tournaments. In his ATP Tour main draw debut at the 2021 Parma, Cobolli saved three match points against Giron and won the match 3-6, 7-6, 7-6. He has won Challenger titles at the 2022 Zadar and 2023 Lisbon tournaments and reached the finals at the 2021 Rome-2, 2021 Barletta, and 2023 Olbia tournaments. Cobolli was ranked as high as No. 8 in the junior rankings and won the 2020 Roland Garros boys’ doubles title with Stricker. Notably, in the current tournament, Cobolli saved five match points against Davidovich Fokina in the third round, reaching his second career ATP Tour semifinal. He will now attempt to earn the biggest win of his career by reaching his first ATP Tour final. Cobolli has a career record of 2-9 against Top 20 players, with his victories coming against No. 18 Jarry at the Australian Open and No. 15 Shelton in Geneva, both in 2024. He is currently ranked No. 42 on the PIF ATP Live Rankings and could reach No. 33 by advancing to the Washington final.

On the other hand, Ben Shelton is 21 years old

and currently ranked as World No. 14, which is his highest career ranking achieved in April 2024. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 26-16 and has already won the Houston title. Shelton broke into the Top 200 in August 2022, the Top 100 in November 2022, and reached the Top 20 in September 2023. His breakthrough performances include defeating Paul and Tiafoe at the 2023 US Open, becoming the youngest American man to reach the US Open semifinals since Chang in 1992. He then defeated No. 4 Sinner to reach his first ATP Masters quarterfinal at the 2023 Shanghai tournament. Shelton won his first ATP Tour title at the 2023 Tokyo tournament, following in the footsteps of his father Bryan Shelton, who was also an ATP Tour champion in 1991-1992 at Newport. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 Australian Open at the age of 20, becoming the youngest American man to do so since Giammalva Jr. in 1982. He also became the youngest American man to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal since Roddick in 2002 at the US Open. In his ATP Masters 1000 debut at the age of 19, Shelton upset No. 5 Ruud to reach the third round of the 2022 Cincinnati tournament, becoming the youngest American man to earn a Top-5 win since Roddick in 2001. Prior to his professional career, Shelton had an impressive college record, posting a 65-10 singles record in two seasons for the University of Florida. He won the 2021 NCAA team title and the 2022 NCAA singles title under the coaching of his father Bryan, a former World No. 55 player. In the current tournament, Shelton is aiming to achieve a personal-best 27th win in a season (he currently has 26 wins). As the highest-ranked left-hander on the PIF ATP Rankings, he is looking to reach his third ATP Tour final after winning titles at the 2023 Tokyo and 2024 Houston tournaments. If Shelton defeats Cobolli, he will become the first American male to win the Washington tournament since Roddick in 2007.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Cobolli will win.
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