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Flavio Cobolli #6Italy2Grigor Dimitrov #1231

Sets 6-4 · 3-6 · 6-3Tue 27 Oct 2026, 20:25 Predictions gradedFirst RoundI.hard

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Player Profiles

Ranking advantageFlavio Cobolli · 117 places

Flavio Cobolli

Italy

Cobolli, 24, names clay as his favourite surface. He first entered the Top 10 in June 2026 after reaching his first Grand Slam final.

Current ranking: #6
Peak ranking: —
Current age: 24
Preferred surface: Clay
Hand: Right handed
Height: 183 cm

Grigor Dimitrov

Reached career-high No. 3 in November 2017. ITF lists hard and grass as his preferred surfaces; his 2025 pectoral injury caused a lengthy absence before his 2026 return.

Current ranking: #123
Peak ranking: #3 · 2017
Current age: 35
Preferred surface: I.hard
Hand: Right handed
Height: 191 cm

Quick Take

Pre-match view

Context last updated 25 Oct 2026, 13:27 · Europe/Bucharest

Two very different rankings meet in Vienna: No. 6 seed Cobolli against wild card Dimitrov, ranked 123.

Cobolli should come through, but Dimitrov's serve and a 4-2 first-set record on hard keep it from being a formality. The prices still leave something: Cobolli at 1.55 and the match going past two sets at 2.2 both rate as potential value, the three-set line the stronger.

Context

Dimitrov's serve is the part of his game least damaged by a slide to No. 123.
The serve gives Dimitrov a way to stay in games against a top-six seed, and 9.8 aces per match means free points. The counterweight is 5.7 double faults per match in the same sample and a 3-4 hard-court record, so the serve buys him competitiveness rather than control.
- Dimitrov won 75.0% of first-serve points (528 of 704) across 13 tracked matches in his last-15-match sample.
- He averaged 9.8 aces and 5.7 double faults per match across the same 13 matches.
Cobolli has been winning and losing in three sets rather than settling matches quickly.
That pattern means a straight-sets finish is the less common outcome in his recent hard-court work, even against lower-ranked opposition. It also cuts both ways: five 2-1 wins show he closes these out, but the same habit gives an opponent like Dimitrov a route into the match.
- Cobolli's hard-court best-of-three sample from 4 August to 24 October 2026 covers 11 matches, seven of which went to a third set.
- Five of those 11 matches ended 2-1 in his favour.
The most recent evidence for Dimitrov is a defeat by a player far below Cobolli's level.
Losing in straight sets to a player outside the top 200 is a poor marker to carry into an opener against the No. 6 seed, and the record holds no completed match between that day and this Vienna fixture. A gap in the record is not evidence of anything physical; it only means recent form is thin and hard to read.
- Dimitrov lost 6-7, 3-6 to Edas Butvilas, ranked 209, on 22 September 2026.
- No later completed match appears in his supplied recent-match record.
Dimitrov’s Vienna entry is through a wild card rather than direct acceptance. That establishes the administrative context for his opening-round meeting with Cobolli. It does not itself describe his physical condition or provide evidence of a playing advantage.
- Dimitrov was awarded one of the final wild cards into the Vienna main draw .
ReportedSources checked 25 Oct 2026, 13:25 · Europe/BucharestTennis Templeen.tennistemple.com · 24 Oct 2026

BetBugs edges

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BetBugs probabilities

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Result1 of 1 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Market price 1.55
The read
Cobolli is ranked far higher and has faced stronger recent opposition, while Dimitrov's hard-court wins have come against lower-ranked players.
- Cobolli is ranked No. 6 and Dimitrov No. 123.
- Cobolli is 8-7 on hard this season.
- Dimitrov is 3-4 on hard this season.
BetBugs · Match WinnerwonFlavio CobolliEstimated chance68%

Games2 of 2 landed

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Dimitrov's recent hard-court game margin is positive, and Cobolli has not been winning games by wide margins.
- Dimitrov's last six completed hard-court matches: 82 games won, 77 lost (+5).
- His game margin was better than +3.5 in four of those six matches.
- Cobolli's current hard-court game-won rate is 48.4%.
BetBugs · Game HandicapwonGrigor Dimitrov +3.5Estimated chance58%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Dimitrov's first sets often go beyond nine games, and Cobolli's average is close to the line.
- Cobolli's set1 total games average 9.36 on hard best-of-three.
- Dimitrov's set1 total games average 10.17.
- Dimitrov had three set1 tiebreaks in six matches.
BetBugs · Set 1 Total GameswonOver 9.5Estimated chance54%

Sets1 of 2 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Market price 2.20
The read
Both players have gone the distance in a majority of their recent hard-court best-of-three matches.
- Cobolli's last 11 hard best-of-three matches: 7 went to a third set.
- Dimitrov's last six hard best-of-three matches: 3 went to a third set.
- Combined 10 of 17 went to a third set.
BetBugs · Total SetswonOver 2.5Estimated chance59%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Dimitrov has won four of six first sets on hard and often reaches tiebreaks, while Cobolli has lost seven of 11.
- Dimitrov's set1 record on hard best-of-three: 4-2.
- Cobolli's set1 record: 4-7.
- Dimitrov had three set1 tiebreaks in six matches.
BetBugs · Set 1 WinnerlostGrigor DimitrovEstimated chance52%

Match stats1 of 1 landed

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Cobolli's recent hard-court matches have mostly avoided tiebreaks, lowering the combined rate.
- Cobolli had a tiebreak in two of 11 hard best-of-three matches.
- Dimitrov had a tiebreak in four of six.
- Combined rate is six tiebreak matches in 17.
BetBugs · Tiebreak in MatchwonNoEstimated chance57%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Dimitrov's double-fault rate is high enough to push the combined total over 8.5.
- Cobolli averages 3.0 double faults per match on hard.
- Dimitrov averages 6.4 on hard in five tracked matches.
- Combined average is about 9.4.
BetBugs · Total Double Faultsnot gradableOver 8.5Estimated chance57%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
The combined ace average is about 14.7, just under the line.
- Cobolli averages 5.9 aces per match on hard.
- Dimitrov averages 8.8 aces per match on hard in five tracked matches.
- Combined average is about 14.7.
BetBugs · Total Acesnot gradableUnder 15.5Estimated chance53%

Previous match context available

Flavio Cobolli

8W 7L

4-6 6-2 7-5#26Lorenzo Musetti

4-6 6-4 6-4#17Brandon Nakashima

6-2 6-4#140Stan Wawrinka

6-1 4-6 6-3#79Adrian Mannarino

6-3 6-2#70Roman Safiullin

6-3 2-6 10-7#18Learner Tien

6-7(4) 6-3 6-0 6-3#27Alexander Blockx

3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5#169Tristan Schoolkate

3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-4#130Francisco Comesana

6-3 6-4#10Arthur Fils

2-6 6-3 6-4#15Tommy Paul

4-6 7-6(3) 6-3#11Rafael Jodar

7-5 4-6 7-5#27Alexander Blockx

6-1 4-6 6-3#57Miomir Kecmanovic

7-6(5) 7-6(2)#59Yannick Hanfmann

Grigor Dimitrov

8W 7L

7-6(3) 6-3#209Edas Butvilas

3-6 6-3 7-6(4)#195Holger Rune

6-7(2) 6-3 6-4#163Elmer Moller

3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4#126Alexei Popyrin

7-6(5) 6-4#201Timofey Skatov

6-0 6-3#231Lorenzo Giustino

1-6 6-3 6-4#49Sebastian Baez

6-4 6-2#52Nuno Borges

7-6(5) 1-6 6-4#119Dalibor Svrcina

7-5 3-6 4-6 6-4 7-6(7)#34Arthur Fery

6-3 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3#43Matteo Berrettini

7-6(5) 4-6 7-5 6-3#16Jakub Mensik

7-6(4) 6-3 7-5#112Dane Sweeny

6-3 6-3#13Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

6-2 6-4#306Abedallah Shelbayh

Stat Battle

Last 15 match performance, compared side by side.

FCFlavio CobolliCobolli

Last 15

3–5

9 core stats · 1 even

Grigor DimitrovDimitrovGD

Grigor Dimitrov carries the stronger recent form — Flavio Cobolli's route runs through serve.

Serve · 1–3 · 1 even

1st Serve In15/15 · 13/1557.2%+3.9pp61.1%

1st Serve Won15/15 · 13/1570.1%+4.9pp75.0%

2nd Serve Won15/15 · 13/1551.4%—50.7%

Aces / Match15/15 · 13/155.9+3.99.8

Double Faults / Match15/15 · 13/153.02.7 fewer5.7

Return · 1–0

Return Pts Won15/15 · 13/1537.5%+0.9pp36.6%

Pressure · 1–1

Break Pts Converted15/15 · 13/1535.2%+3.4pp38.6%

Break Pts Saved15/15 · 13/1560.2%+6.5pp53.7%

Points · 0–1

Total Pts Won15/15 · 13/1549.6%+1.1pp50.7%

Serve · 1–3 · 1 even

57.2%1st Serve In15/15 · 13/15+3.9pp61.1%

70.1%1st Serve Won15/15 · 13/15+4.9pp75.0%

51.4%2nd Serve Won15/15 · 13/15—50.7%

5.9Aces / Match15/15 · 13/15+3.99.8

3.0Double Faults / Match15/15 · 13/152.7 fewer5.7

Return · 1–0

37.5%Return Pts Won15/15 · 13/15+0.9pp36.6%

Pressure · 1–1

35.2%Break Pts Converted15/15 · 13/15+3.4pp38.6%

60.2%Break Pts Saved15/15 · 13/15+6.5pp53.7%

Points · 0–1

49.6%Total Pts Won15/15 · 13/15+1.1pp50.7%