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Fritz vs Rublev: prediction for the Cincinnati Masters match
Taylor Fritz and Andrey Rublev face off in the Cincinnati Masters round of 16 on Thursday. Who will progress to the quarterfinals? Here's our prediction.
Command Analysis
Taylor Fritz
USATaylor Fritz was one of the favorites to win the tournaments in Washington and Montreal, but the American tennis player showed disappointing performances and suffered defeats in the last 16 in both competitions. In Cincinnati, however, Fritz has delivered good results so far - in his opener, he closed Sebastian Baez(6:1, 6:1), and in the second round, he celebrated success over Nick Kyrgios (6:3, 6:2).
Andrey Rublev
Russian FederationAndrey Rublevhasn't been particularly impressive on the hard courts of North America. At the Citi Open, the Russian lost to Yoshihito Nishioka in the semifinals, and in Montreal, he was ousted by Daniel Evans. Rublev won his first match at the Cincinnati Masters with great difficulty - he needed three sets to overcome Fabio Fognini (6:7, 7:6, 6:2).
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - no
In 4 of Fritz's last 5 matches, there was no tie-break.
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5 games
In 4 of Rublev's last 6 matches, no more than 9 games were played in the first set.
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At this tournament, Fritz demonstrates better tennis than Rublev. Looks like the US representative is finally picking up form, while the Russian is lacking confidence. It is unlikely that he will be able to overcome Fritz.
Our prediction -handicap (-2.5) to Fritz
This season, Fritz and Rublev crossed paths at the Indian Wells Masters. The American won that match 7:5, 6:4. Considering the current quality of Rublev's performance, we expect Fritz to win in straight sets again.
Second prediction -total under 23.5 games
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