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Sebastian Korda vs Flavio Cobolli: ATP Washington – Final
Two rising stars of the world of tennis will face each other in the ATP Washington final on Sunday.
Sebastian Korda Profile
Sebastian Korda is 22nd in the ATP rankings, two spots lower than his career high. The American is 26-17 for the season and 12-6 on hard surface.
Korda is coming off a 6-4, 6-4 semifinal win over Frances Tiafoe. Earlier in the tournament, he defeated Jordan Thompson, Thanassi Kokkinakis and Cristian Garin.
This is Korda’s second final this season after he lost to Alex de Minaur in Hertogenbosch.
Flavio Cobolli Profile
Flavio Cobolli has the highest ranking of his career, being No. 48 in the world. The Italian is 34-21 for the season and 18-7 on hard.
Cobolli is coming off a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over Ben Shelton in the semifinals. Previously, he defeated Alex Michaelsen and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, both in the decisive tiebreak, and David Goffin in the opening round.
This is Cobolli’s first final of the season, and he reached the semis in Geneva.
Head-to-Head Korda leads 1-0
- Korda vs Cobolli 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 (2024 ATP Rome, second round)
Prediction and Conclusion
Both players have a promising season, and this is a huge opportunity to win an ATP 500 title. Cobolli had a tough week, going into three sets and two decisive tiebreaks in his last three matches. Korda had a much easier road to the final, not dropping a single set this week. That clearly speaks to the quality of the players, and Korda is the one whose game suits this surface. Cobolli will put up a fight, but Korda will win in straight sets.
