🎾 ATP Rome Qualifying: Giulio Zeppieri vs Pavel Kotov – Match Preview
🧠 Form & Context
🇮🇹 Giulio Zeppieri
- 🏠 Home favorite: Rome native looking to finally break through on home soil after three straight 1st-round exits in the main draw.
- 🎯 2025 form: A solid 8–8 record this year, including 2–4 on clay. Most recent win came against Fucsovics in Estoril qualies.
- ⚠️ Inconsistent run: Lost four of his last six, but showed flashes of quality at Challenger level, beating Kukushkin, Klein, and Pereira.
- 🏟️ Rome record: Never gone beyond 1R in the main draw—despite four prior appearances.
- 📉 Ranking slide: Currently ranked No. 344, far from his career high of 110.
🇷🇺 Pavel Kotov
- 🔝 Higher-ranked and more experienced: World No. 136 with an established ATP-level record.
- 📊 2025 results: 7–13 overall, with 2–4 on clay. Notably reached the QF in the Madrid Challenger last month.
- 💥 Upside on fast clay: Powerful serve and forehand combo can trouble weaker movers.
- 🧱 Rome experience: Reached the 2nd round last year. Comes in with a 2–1 H2H against recent common opponents (beat Galan, lost to McDonald).
- ❌ Patchy form: Has lost four of his last five, including early exits in Aix-en-Provence and Madrid.
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