LiontipsKei Nishikori vs Andrei Rulev. Prediction and Betting Tips for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (July 25, 2021).
Command Analysis
Nishikori can't gain his former playing form since his return to the tour. He is yet to get back into the top 10 of the ATP world ranking. However, sometimes Kei shows brilliant tennis, even though it doesn't happen very often. The Japanese tennis player demonstrated its best results this season on hard and on clay. For example, he reached the quarterfinals in Dubai and also played in the Round of 16 at Roland Garros. As for grass courts, Nishikori can't boast any success. At Wimbledon, he was eliminated in the second round, losing to Jordan Thompson.
Rublevplayed very well at the start of the season. Having won several tournaments, Andrey burst into the top 10 of the ATP rating. But recently he has been on the downturn, not being able to get impressive results: in the last three months, he only made it to the final once, at the tournament in Halle. The last appearance of the Russian was at Wimbledon. Rublev should have performed excellently, but he unexpectedly lost to Marton Fucsovics in the Round of 16.
Trends
СтавкаTotal over 2.5 sets
In 3 out of the last 4 matches, Rublev exchanged sets with his opponents.
СтавкаTie-break - no
In the last four matches of the Russian, there was no tie-break.
Tip and bets
In 2018, Nishikori confidently outplayed Rublev in two sets on hard. But then both tennis players showed a completely different level of tennis. Now everything has changed. Perhaps Andrey will be able to take revenge, but this match won't be easy for him. Kei is playing at home, and will definitely put up a fight. He is very experienced, and won't just give the game away.
Our prediction - handicap (+4) games at Kei Nishikori.
Rublev is not in his best form. He regularly loses entire sets to his opponents. We think this might happen at the Olympics as well. Nishikori has the home advantage, and the match might take a while.
Second bet - total over 21.5 games.
