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Flavio Cobolli vs Novak Djokovic Live Stream & Tips - Cobolli to Keep it Close in Shanghai

John Eastwood

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Last updated: 08 Oct 2024

John Eastwood 08 Oct 2024

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Djokovic won 7-6 7-6 in his opening match in Shanghai
Can Cobolli stop the World No.4in the third round?
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Novak Djokovic beat Alex Michelsen 7-6 7-6 in Shanghai (Getty)

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Novak Djokovic won 7-6 7-6 in his opening match in Shanghai. Flavio Cobolli has been improving all year and can stick with the Serbian in the third round.

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Stats

Flavio Cobolli has won 3 of his last 6 matches against Top 20 players.
Novak Djokovic has won 19 of his last 21 matches.
Novak Djokovic has seen over 20.5 games in his last 3 matches in Shanghai.

HTH

This will be the first match between Novak Djokovic and Flavio Cobolli.

Flavio Cobolli Stats

Nationality: Italy

Age: 22 (6 May 2002)

Height: 6'0" (1.83m)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 30

Career High: 30 (September 2024)

ATP Tour Titles: 0

Shanghai Masters Best Result: First Appearance

Flavio Cobolli Form

Flavio Cobolli is 42-27 this year, starting at 100 in the world rankings and climbing into the Top 50 after reaching the semi-finals in Geneva.

The 22-year-old went a step further in Washington, beating Ben Shelton on his way to the final where he lost to Sebastian Korda. He went out in the third rounds in Cincinnati and the US Open, defeated by Hubert Hurkacz and Daniil Medvedev.

The Italian went 1-1 at the Davis Cup before facing Medvedev again in Beijing, going down 6-2 6-4 in the quarter-finals.

Cobolli edged past Stan Wawrinka 6-7 7-6 6-3 in his opening match in Shanghai, winning 67% of his 2nd serves and saving all three break points.

Novak Djokovic Stats

Nationality: Serbia

Age: 37 (22 May 1987)

Height: 6'2" (1.88m)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 4

Career High: 1 (July 2011)

ATP Tour Titles: 99

2024 ATP Tour Titles: 1

Grand Slam Singles Titles: 24 (10 Australian Open, 3 Wimbledon, 7 Wimbledon, 4 US Open)

Shanghai Masters Best Result: Winner (2012, 2013, 2015, 2018)

Novak Djokovic Form

Novak Djokovic is 33-8 this year, reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open, Monte Carlo Masters and Geneva Open. He injured his knee at the French Open, getting back on court at Wimbledon where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the final.

The World No.2 bounced back on clay at the Olympics where he won the gold medal, beating Alcaraz 7-6 7-6 in the final. He disappointed at the US Open where he lost against Alexei Popyrin in the third round, then thrashed Ioannis Xilas 6-0 6-1 at the Davis Cup.

The Serbian spent almost two hours on court in his opening match in Shanghai, beating Alex Michelsen 7-6 7-6 after saving 3/5 break points.

Verdict

Flavio Cobolli v Novak Djokovic

Flavio Cobolli has climbing the rankings all year and is close to breaking into the Top 20. Novak Djokovic won 7-6 7-6 in his opening match in Shanghai, this one backed to go over 20.5 games.

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