Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Flavio Cobolli will clash against each other in the final of the Rome 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 11:00 am on CAMPO CENTRALE. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Juan Manuel Cerundolo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juan Manuel Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo -> 1.56
Flavio Cobolli -> 2.43
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Prediction and head to head Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Flavio Cobolli
There is no head to head record between Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Flavio Cobolli since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Ranked no. 176, Manuel Cerundolo got to the final after beating Tristan Lamasine 7-5 7-5, Alexandre Muller 6-4 6-3, Giulio Zeppieri 6-0 6-3 and Alessandro Giannessi 4-6 6-4 7-5.
In the semifinal against Giannessi, Manuel Cerundolo recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 7-5). During the match Manuel Cerundolo scored 119 points vs Giannessi’s 113. The Argentine was quite aggressive to blast 55 winners.
Regarding the service games, Manuel Cerundolo bagged 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Juan Manuel Cerundolo lost the serve 5 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Manuel Cerundolo put 78% of his first serves in, winning 63% (55/88) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (12/25) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Giannessi 6 times after converting 38% of his break points (6/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Manuel Cerundolo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Manuel Cerundolo has a solid match record in the last 4 years having won 65% of his matches (95-51). 17-5 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Manuel Cerundolo has a 93-48 match record in the last 4 years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title in in Cordoba where he defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the final 6-0 2-6 6-2.
Juan has a 17-5 win-loss record in 2021, 17-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Rome 2 Challenger
Juan has never competed in this tournament before.
Flavio Cobolli
Ranked no. 639 (career high), the Italian got to the final after defeating Steven Diez 6-4 6-1, Danilo Petrovic 6-2 6-2, Andrea Pellegrino 7-63 6-1 and Cem Ilkel 6-3 7-5.
In the semifinal, Flavio had a good straight sets win against Ilkel (6-3 7-5). During the match Cobolli scored 72 points vs Ilkel’s 59. The Italian was pretty aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, Cobolli recorded 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Flavio Cobolli lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Cobolli put 63% of his first serves in, winning 61% (22/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (11/21) on the 2nd serve. Flavio broke Ilkel 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Cobolli started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
The Italian’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M15 Antalya.
The Italian has a 17-8 win-loss record in 2021, 14-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Manuel Cerundolo | Cobolli |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 90 | 74 |
| Pts | 322-265 | 265-193 |
| Total Points | 587 | 458 |
| Winners | 145 | 78 |
| %Winners | 45% | 29% |
Both Manuel Cerundolo and Cobolli played 4 matches. At the moment, Juan Manuel Cerundolo conceded 1 set while Flavio Cobolli hasn’t dropped a set so far. Manuel Cerundolo has played 1 set more than Cobolli (9 vs 8). Therefore, Manuel Cerundolo played 16 games more than Cobolli. The Argentine scored 145 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Flavio made 78 winners (29%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Manuel Cerundolo | Cobolli |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 0.5 | 3 |
| 1st in | 223/290 | 118/222 |
| %1st in | 77% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 145/223 | 78/118 |
| %1st pts | 65% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 29/67 | 60/104 |
| %2nd pts | 43% | 58% |
Manuel Cerundolo recorded 2 aces (0.5 per match). Cobolli struck 12 aces (3 per match). Manuel Cerundolo won 65% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 43% of the points. On the other side, Cobolli won 66% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Manuel Cerundolo | Cobolli |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 22 | 22 |
| Converted | 22/41 | 22/44 |
| % Converted | 54% | 50% |
| Conceded | 28 | 19 |
| Saved | 16 | 10 |
| % Saved | 57% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 12 | 9 |
Manuel Cerundolo broke his opponents 22 times with a 54% conversion rate. Manuel Cerundolo lost his serve 12 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Cobolli broke his opponents 22 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
| Manuel Cerundolo | ||||||
| R1 Lamasine |
R2 Muller |
1/4 Zeppieri |
1/2 Giannessi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-5 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-0 6-3 | 4-6 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 19 | 15 | 32 | 90 | |
| pts | 80-63 | 66-58 | 57-31 | 119-113 | 322-265 | |
| Total points | 143 | 124 | 88 | 232 | 587 | |
| Winners | 40 | 26 | 24 | 55 | 145 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 39% | 42% | 46% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 58/76 | 44/57 | 33/44 | 88/113 | 223/290 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 77% | 75% | 78% | 77% | |
| 1st pts | 40/58 | 26/44 | 24/33 | 55/88 | 145/223 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 59% | 73% | 63% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/18 | 4/13 | 7/11 | 12/25 | 29/67 | |
| % 2nd pts | 33% | 31% | 64% | 48% | 43% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 6/12 | 5/7 | 6/16 | 22/41 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 50% | 71% | 38% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 28 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 8/13 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 40% | 50% | 62% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| Cobolli | ||||||
| R1 Diez |
R2 Petrovic |
1/4 Pellegrino |
1/2 Ilkel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | 6-2 6-2 | 7-63 6-1 | 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 74 | |
| pts | 62-45 | 57-36 | 74-53 | 72-59 | 265-193 | |
| Total points | 107 | 93 | 127 | 131 | 458 | |
| Winners | 20 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 25% | 30% | 31% | 29% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 27/60 | 18/46 | 37/59 | 36/57 | 118/222 | |
| % 1st in | 45% | 39% | 63% | 63% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 20/27 | 14/18 | 22/37 | 22/36 | 78/118 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 78% | 59% | 61% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/33 | 20/28 | 12/22 | 11/21 | 60/104 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 71% | 55% | 52% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 4/8 | 7/18 | 6/11 | 22/44 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 50% | 39% | 55% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 1/1 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 100% | 33% | 40% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
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