Rafael Jodar vs Flavio Cobolli Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Cincinnati Open

Prediction published on 18/08/2026, 16:05  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 18/08/2026 at 17:06 in ATP Cincinnati Open Predictions

Rafael Jodar is swiftly moving up the world rankings. He's the 12th seed in the outdoor hard court Cincinnati Open and takes on seventh seed Flavio Cobolli in round four. Jodar is in top form and our prediction is that he will win this match.

Only six players have earned more ranking points than Jodar this year, One of those is Cobolli who is fourth in the ATP Live Race. A close match is likely therefore but it is Jodar who is in the best form at present. 

A win for Jodar will be his 50th of the year. On outdoor hard courts, he recently reached the final in Washington and then the last four in Montreal..He has won ten of his last 12 matches played on this surface and won the first set in five of his last six victories.

So far in Cincinnati, he's beaten Denis Shapovalov (in three sets) and 22nd seed Alejandro Tabilo.

Flavio Cobolli won the Acapulco outdoor hard court tournament in late February.  He failed to build on that though and lost three of his next four played on this surface. That included an opening match to Yannick Hanfmann in Montreal.

To reach round four here, he's beaten Miomir Kecmanovic and Alexander Blockx, both going to a deciding set.