Zhang vs Rublev. Prediction and bets on the ATP Cincinnati match

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Zhizhen ZhangChina

Andrey RublevRussian Federation

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Zhang and Rublev will meet in the second round of the tournament in Cincinnati on August 15. Rublev has gained good momentum. On North American hard courts, Andrey has a quarterfinal in Washington and a final in Montreal. Is the Russian ready for a confident start in Cincinnati? - read our betting tip

Command Analysis

Zhizhen Zhang

Current form

Zhang faced Giovanni Mpeshi in the first round of the Masters in Cincinnati and beat him in two sets (6-3, 7-6). Zhizhen hit six aces, converted three break points and lost one game on his serve in the match against the Frenchman. For the Chinese representative, this was the fifth victory in the last ten matches.

Professional qualities

Zhang is a well-balanced tennis player overall. He has excellent height, which gives him an advantage when serving. Zhizhen is also technically well-versed. However, he has physical fitness issues that prevent him from playing at a high level for several weeks in a row.

Current indicators in the tour

Zhang is having a good season, boasting good results on clay. On this surface, the Chinese tennis player has two quarterfinals played - at the Masters in Rome and at the tournament in Hamburg. In addition, this year Zhizhen also made it to the semifinals at the tournament in Halle - at this stage he lost to Jannik Sinner. Zhang is currently ranked 44th in the world, although he was once ranked 31st.

Interesting facts for betting

Zhang's last ten matches have seen eight tiebreaks.

Andrey Rublev

Current form

Rublev arrived in Cincinnati after a good week in Montreal. At that competition, let us recall, Andrey managed to reach the final - in the decisive match he lost to Alexei Popyrin. In the last ten games, the Russian has seven victories.

Professional qualities

Rublev has one of the most powerful forehands in his arsenal. Andrey likes to play aggressive tennis, destroying balls with almost every hit. Of course, the Russian can be considered one of the most talented and bright tennis players of his generation.

Current indicators in the tour

Rublev has two trophies to his credit this season. In January, he won the title in Hong Kong - in the final of that competition, he beat Emil Ruusuvuori. And later, he won the Masters in Madrid, where he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the decisive match. In the world rankings, Andrey is currently in 6th place.

Interesting facts for betting

Rublev has a strong record on open hard courts this season, with a 19-7 record, a Hong Kong title and a recent Montreal Masters final.

Trends

Rate Set Result: 1>2

In 3 of Zhang's last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario

2.32

Bet Tie-break in the match - yes

This bet has played in 3 of Rublev's 5 previous matches

2.04

Tip and bets

TipRublev with a handicap of (-3)

1.76

Rublev has shown good results on North American hard courts. He has a quarterfinal in Washington and played the final last week in Montreal. We believe that Andrey is quite capable of showing a great result at the Masters in Cincinnati.

Our prediction is Rublev's victory with a handicap of (-3) games at odds of 1.76

Will the prediction win?

TipTotal over 22

1.73

Bet on total

The tennis players have met each other this season. Their face-to-face match was played as part of a tournament in Dubai and ended in three sets. We expect that the upcoming match between Zhang and Rublev will also be decided in three sets.

The second betting tip is total over 22 games for odds of 1.73

Bet on the first set

In three of Rublev's last five matches, the first set was played with fewer than 9.5 games. Most likely, Andrey's upcoming meeting with Zhang will also start with a "low" first set.

Betting Tip - total under 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.89

Will the prediction win?