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Flavio Cobolli vs Stan Wawrinka: ATP Shanghai – Second round

Flavio Cobolli will take on Stan Wawrinka in the second round of the ATP Shanghai.

Flavio Cobolli Profile

Flavio Cobolli is having the highest ranking of his career being 30th in the world. The Italian is 42-27 for the season and 25-12 on hard surface.

He is coming off a 6-2, 6-4 loss to Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinal in Beijing.

Cobolli’s best result this season was reaching the final in Washington where he lost to Sebastian Korda.

This is his first appearance in Shanghai.

Stan Wawrinka Profile

Former world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka is currently 235th in the world. The Swiss is 7-15 for the season and 1-4 on hard surface.

Wawrinka is coming off a 7-6, 7-6 win over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the opening round in Shangai.

His best results this season were reaching the round of 16 in Marrakech and Buenos Aires.

Wawrinka reached the quarterfinal in Shanghai twice, in 2013 and 2015.

Head-to-Head

This will be the first match between Flavio Cobolli and Stan Wawrinka.

Prediction and Conclusion

This will be a match between two players born 17 years apart. Wawrinka is way past his prime and is coming off his first hard court win this season. On the other hand, the 22-year-old Cobolli has the highest ranking of his career and is ready to make one step further. He moves great on the court, which will make the difference in this match, so we go with Cobolli to advance to the next round.