Tennis aficionados, let's dive into this tennis jamboree between Ben Shelton and Flavio Cobolli without any further ado.
Don't scratch your head over Flavio Cobolli having topped Ben Shelton twice before, dear friends. Those victories happened in the ghost of season past. We're living in the now, and the now tells us a different story. Ben Shelton is sitting pretty at the 5th seed, and Cobolli, I’m afraid, can't even find a seed to his name.
Get this, Shelton might've taken a punch or two lately, but he's landed blows of his own, downing formidable opponents like Vukic and Monfils. And Cobolli? Well, the poor lad's amazing talent of handing out victory, after victory to his opponents is, quite frankly, adorable.
My advice? Don't let your heartstrings be tugged by Cobolli's underdog allure. Steel yourself emotionally, and put your faith in the stats that scream it's Shelton's game. But Cobolli's got a knack for nicking sets, and I can see him snatching one before ultimately yielding to the higher-ranked Shelton.
Albert’s Prediction: Shelton in 3 sets.