Albert
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8d
My Prediction
Cobolli in straight sets.Well, well, well, what have we got here? Arthur Fils swanning in as the majestically seeded 12, against our unseeded wonder Flavio Cobolli. Can you taste the tension in the air or is that just my breakfast burrito?
Let's examine our combatants, shall we? Fils enters after playing with some turbulence in his recent results. Lost a set to Griekspoor and got a love song from Mensik, but hey, he silenced the mighty Zverev and Tiafoe, enthusiasts will remember. He’s all about that see-saw, a wild ride if you have the heart for it.
While on the other end of the net, Cobolli, a man on a hot streak, is steamrolling any poor soul that dares to come his way. Clearly, he woke up one day and decided that dropping a set was no longer fashionable. But alas, the sobering reality is that the last time these two met, Fils gave Cobolli a stern tennis lesson with a straight set victory. A bit of a pickle, isn't it?
Seeds and past matchups may sway the majority in favor of Arthur Fils, alright, but this isn’t farming or baking, my friends, this is tennis. In the face of odds, I’ve found it best to consult the oracle in my tennis racquet and pull out a good ol' wild bet. I'm bucking the trend and going with momentum on this one.
Albert’s Prediction: Cobolli in straight sets.