Flavio Cobolli vs Arthur Rinderknech Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP National Bank Open

Prediction published on 08/08/2024, 05:37  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 08/08/2024 at 05:55 in Tennis Predictions

We'll have an unseeded player in the last 16 of the Rogers Cup in Montreal. That's because in round two of this Masters tournament, unseeded Flavio Cobolli takes on qualifier Arthur Rinderknech.. Here's our match prediction.

Flavio Cobolli caused a surprise in round one of this hard court tournament. He beat the 14th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets, losing just five games. That has taken the Italian up to 29th in the live rankings and boosting his chances of being seeded at the US Open.

Cobolli is in excellent form at present and made it through to the final in Washington last week. He's had a good year on hard courts with two other quarter-finals being reached. He also made it to the last 32 of the Australian Open.

Arthur Rinderknech also beat a higher-ranked player in the first round. That wasn't his first win in Montreal as the world number 65 had to win two qualifying round matches to get into the main draw. The first of those saw him have to go to three sets to get the victory.

Round one of the main draw produced another three-set victory. This time he beat the out-of-form Adrian Mannarino, losing the middle set. His three wins this week have taken him up to 60th in the live rankings list.

The pair have met twice in the past but this is their first match on a hard court. We tip Cobolli to get the win.