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

What Time Will Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Play Against Flavio Cobolli?

Fokina and Cobolli are on the Day 4 Schedule at Mubadala Citi Dc Open 2024 on Thursday 1 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 their first tour-level meeting, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina from Spain will face Flavio Cobolli from Italy. They previously met in the ATP Masters 1000 Rome qualifiers, where Davidovich Fokina won as Cobolli retired during the match with a score of 6-2 2-0.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is 25 years old and currently ranked World No. 44. His career-high ranking was No. 21, achieved in August 2023. In 2024, he has a record of 13-14, including three quarterfinal appearances. He has a 1-0 record in Washington, reaching the third round.

Davidovich Fokina gained recognition in 2022 when he broke Novak Djokovic’s serve nine times in a win at the ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo, setting a record for the most breaks against Djokovic in a best-of-three-set match. He reached his first ATP Tour final in that tournament.

He also reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2021 Roland Garros and his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal at the 2021 Monte Carlo. One of his notable victories was a five-set win over Casper Ruud in the third round of Roland Garros.

In his junior career, Davidovich Fokina concluded as World No. 2 after winning the Wimbledon boys’ singles title in 2017 and achieving a 20-1 record that year.

Outside of tennis, Davidovich Fokina has a passion for pets. He owns two cats and launched Adoptas.org, a pet adoption platform that connects people looking to adopt or foster pets with shelters and rescues in Spain in 2021.

It is worth noting that Davidovich Fokina has won 11 out of his 13 matches this season on hard courts. He reached the quarterfinals in Marseille, Dubai, and Atlanta last week. However, he has struggled against fellow Top 50 players

this year, with just one win against No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz at the 2024 United Cup.

On the other side, Flavio Cobolli is 22 years old and currently ranked World No. 48, which is his career-high ranking. He reached this ranking in May 2024, shortly after reaching his first ATP Tour semifinal in Geneva, where he defeated No. 15 player Shelton in the second round, marking his biggest win to date.

Cobolli made his breakthrough in January 2022, breaking into the Top 200 and achieving Top 100 status in October 2023. He earned his first Top 20 win against No. 18 Jarry, reaching the third round of the 2024 Australian Open as a qualifier.

Throughout his career, Cobolli has reached the quarterfinals in ATP Tour events at Munich in 2023, Montpellier and Delray Beach in 2024. Additionally, he saved three match points to win his ATP Tour main draw debut against Giron in 2021 Parma as a wild card entry when he was ranked 429th.

In the Challenger circuit, Cobolli has won titles in Zadar in 2022 and Lisbon in 2023, and reached the finals in Rome-2 in 2021, Barletta in 2021, and Olbia in 2023.

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

Cobolli is aiming for his sixth ATP Tour quarterfinal, with a current record of 1-4. He seeks his fifth quarterfinal of the season and his first above the ATP 250 level. Out of his 28 career tour-level wins, 22 have come this season. Cobolli is also looking for his third career Top 50 win on hard courts, having previously defeated No. 18 Jarry at the 2024 Australian Open and No. 30 Auger-Aliassime at the 2024 Acapulco tournament.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Fokina will win.
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