Timofey Skatov and Flavio Cobolli will play each other in the quarter of the Trieste Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:00 pm on COURT 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Flavio Cobolli who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Flavio Cobolli is the pick to win this match.
Flavio Cobolli -> 1.54
Timofey Skatov -> 2.48
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Prediction and head to head Timofey Skatov vs. Flavio Cobolli
There is no head to head record between Timofey Skatov and Flavio Cobolli since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Timofey Skatov
Ranked no. 308, Skatov reached the quarter after beating Uladzimir Ignatik 6-73 5-4 ret., Nerman Fatic 6-4 2-6 6-4, Dominic Stephan Stricker 7-5 5-7 6-4 and Lorenzo Giustino 1-6 6-2 6-1.
In the 2nd round against Giustino, Skatov recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-2 6-1). During the match, Skatov scored 80 points vs Giustino’s 66. The Kazakhstani was pretty aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Skatov couldn’t to score even 1 ace during the match and he was pretty solid in conceding no double faults. Timofey Skatov lost the serve 4 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Skatov put 84% of his first serves in, winning 59% (33/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (6/11) on the 2nd serve. Skatov broke Giustino 6 times after converting 40% of his break points (6/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Timofey started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 3 set in this competition to win 51% of the points he played.
Skatov has a solid match record in the last 5 years having won 64% of his matches (65-36). 24-11 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Skatov has a composed58-25 match record in the last 5 years on clay.
The Kazakhstani’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Almaty 1 Challenger.
The Kazakhstani has an aggregate 25-16 win-loss record in 2021, 24-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Trieste Challenger
Skatov has never competed in this tournament before.
Flavio Cobolli
Ranked no. 331, Flavio reached the quarter after defeating Michael Vrbensky 7-66 6-3 and Antoine Hoang 6-2 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Cobolli had a good straight sets win against Hoang (6-2 6-1). During the match Cobolli scored 65 points vs Hoang’s 39. The Italian was very aggressive to blast 15 winners.
About the serving games, Cobolli struck 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Flavio Cobolli was extremely efficient on serve to win 79% (15/19) of his 1st serve and 64% (18/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Cobolli broke Hoang 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Flavio started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to win 57% of the points he played.
The Italian’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Antalya and the Rome 2 Challenger.
The Italian has an overall 26-17 win-loss record in 2021, 23-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Trieste Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Skatov | Cobolli |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 12 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 106 | 37 |
| Pts | 337-326 | 149-114 |
| Total Points | 663 | 263 |
| Winners | 146 | 46 |
| %Winners | 43% | 31% |
Skatov played 4 matches while Cobolli competed in 2 matches. Skatov started his run from the qualifications while Cobolli had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Timofey Skatov lost 4 sets while Flavio Cobolli hasn’t lost a set so far. Skatov has played 8 sets more than Cobolli (12 vs 4). Therefore, Skatov played 69 games more than Cobolli. The Kazakhstani scored 146 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Flavio scored 46 winners (31%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Skatov | Cobolli |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 230/309 | 61/129 |
| %1st in | 74% | 47% |
| 1st pts | 146/230 | 46/61 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 49/79 | 37/68 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 54% |
Skatov blasted 1 ace (0.3 per match). Cobolli also bagged 11 aces (5.5 per match). Skatov won 63% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Cobolli won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Skatov | Cobolli |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 8 |
| Converted | 15/32 | 8/17 |
| % Converted | 47% | 47% |
| Conceded | 24 | 10 |
| Saved | 13 | 7 |
| % Saved | 54% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 3 |
Timofey broke his opponents 15 times with a 47% conversion rate. Timofey conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 54% of the break points that he conceded. Cobolli broke his opponents 8 times with a 47% conversion rate. Cobolli conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Skatov | ||||||
| Q1 Ignatik |
Q3 Fatic |
R1 Stephan |
R2 Giustino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-73 5-4 ret. | 6-4 2-6 6-4 | 7-5 5-7 6-4 | 1-6 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 28 | 34 | 22 | 106 | |
| pts | 70-73 | 83-85 | 104-102 | 80-66 | 337-326 | |
| Total points | 143 | 168 | 206 | 146 | 663 | |
| Winners | 29 | 38 | 46 | 33 | 146 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 46% | 44% | 41% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 45/62 | 62/86 | 67/94 | 56/67 | 230/309 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 72% | 71% | 84% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 29/45 | 38/62 | 46/67 | 33/56 | 146/230 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 61% | 69% | 59% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 16/24 | 16/27 | 6/11 | 49/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 67% | 59% | 55% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 3/4 | 4/8 | 6/15 | 15/32 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 75% | 50% | 40% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 24 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 7/10 | 1/4 | 2/6 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 70% | 25% | 33% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| Cobolli | ||||||
| R1 Vrbensky |
R2 Hoang |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 6-3 | 6-2 6-1 | ||||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Tot Games | 22 | 15 | 37 | |||
| pts | 84-75 | 65-39 | 149-114 | |||
| Total points | 159 | 104 | 263 | |||
| Winners | 31 | 15 | 46 | |||
| %Winners | 37% | 23% | 31% | |||
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 4 | 11 | |||
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 1st in | 42/82 | 19/47 | 61/129 | |||
| % 1st in | 51% | 40% | 47% | |||
| 1st pts | 31/42 | 15/19 | 46/61 | |||
| % 1st pts | 74% | 79% | 75% | |||
| 2nd pts | 19/40 | 18/28 | 37/68 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 64% | 54% | |||
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
| Converted | 3/8 | 5/9 | 8/17 | |||
| Converted % | 38% | 56% | 47% | |||
| Conceded | 7 | 3 | 10 | |||
| Saved | 5/7 | 2/3 | 7 | |||
| Saved % | 71% | 67% | 35% | |||
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
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