Andrey Rublev and Flavio Cobolli will face off in the 1^st round of the China Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on LOTUS. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Andrey Rublev who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Andrey Rublev is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Rublev -> 1.56
Flavio Cobolli -> 2.43

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Prediction and head to head Andrey Rublev vs. Flavio Cobolli

This will be the 2^nd time that Andrey Rublev and Flavio Cobolli clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Cobolli (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Cobolli won 6-2 6-4 in the final in Hamburg back in May 2025.

Highlights Flavio Cobolli vs Andrey Rublev – Hamburg 24-May-2025

Andrey Rublev

Ranked no. 14, Andrey will start his run in Beijing after he played his last match in Hangzhou where he lost 6-4 7-6(2) to Royer in the 2^nd round on the 20^th of September.

Andrey has a composed 32-21 win-loss record in 2025, 16-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the year was winning the title in Doha where he overcame Jack Draper in the final 7-5 5-7 6-1.

Talking about his overall career, Rublev has an overall 510-283 record. He has a positive 207-108 record on hard.

Previously in Beijing

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2017 and 2024. See his history.

Flavio Cobolli

Ranked no. 25, the Italian will start his run in Beijing after he played his last match in the Laver Cup where he lost 6-4 6-3 to Fonseca in the round robin on the 19^th of September.

The Italian has a compiled 29-23 win-loss record in 2025, 8-11 on hard (See FULL STATS)

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His best result of the season was conquering the title in Bucharest where he defeated Sebastian Baez in the final 6-4 6-4 and in Hamburg where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-4.

In terms of his career, Cobolli has an overall 219-165 record. He has a positive 59-41 record on hard.

Previously in Beijing

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2024. See his history.

Tennis Scores in Beijing

• Bu Yunchaokete/Cameron NorrieYunchaokete/Cameron Norrie – Marcelo Melo/Alexander ZverevMelo/Alexander Zverev (7-6⁵ 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Terence AtmaneAtmane – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Alexandre MullerMuller – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (4-6 7-6⁵ 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (6-1 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Benjamin BonziBonzi (7-6¹ 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Alexander BublikBublik (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• David GoffinGoffin – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (3-0) – H2H and prediction
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Cameron NorrieNorrie (4-1) – H2H and prediction
• Andrey RublevRublev – Flavio CobolliCobolli (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-5) – H2H and prediction
• Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-3) – H2H and prediction
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Marin CilicCilic (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Alexandre MullerMuller (0-0) – H2H and prediction