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A fascinating match on Thursday sees Italian 22-year-olds Luciano Darderi and Flavio Cobolli meet for the first time on the ATP Tour
RANKING POINTS: ATP 1000
START DATE/TIME: Thursday 15th August, 2024, UK – not before 4:00pm / US ET – not before 11:00am / US PT – not before 8:00am
VENUE: Lindner Family Tennis Center, Ohio, USA
SURFACE: Outdoor hard
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
TICKETS: Visit this link for the latest Luciano Darderi vs Flavio Cobolli ticket information
LUCIANO DARDERI VS FLAVIO COBOLLI PREDICTION
This promises to be an intriguing match-up between Luciano Darderi and Flavio Cobolli who are so similar in so many ways. Stylistically there are plenty of parallels, they are both 22, and they sit within three places of each other in the rankings.
Our marginal preference goes to Cobolli however. He has played significantly more on hard courts this season and has had reasonable success too. He got through five rounds, including qualifying, at the Australian Open at the start of the year, and then reached the final in Washington just a few weeks ago.
It is Cobolli who has form and momentum on his side and while Darderi showed he is more than capable in the first round win over Alejandro Tabilo, we like the look of Cobolli in this one.
LUCIANO DARDERI VS FLAVIO COBOLLI TIP: FLAVIO COBOLLI TO WIN