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Rublev vs. Borges. ATP Basel Match Forecast
Rublev and Borges will meet in the first round of the tournament in Basel on October 21. Rublev, who occupies the seventh line of the world ranking, has been demonstrating a consistently high game for a long time. The desire to get to the Final Tournament serves as an additional motivation for him. Indoors, Andrey has won five trophies in his career, and he will play in Basel for the first time. What can the Russian expect in Switzerland? - you can find out about the bets on the upcoming match in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Andrey Rublev
Russian FederationCurrent form
Rublev had a poor performance at the tournament in Stockholm last week. Andrey successfully overcame the opening round, but then lost to Stan Wawrinka in two tie-breaks. On indoor hard courts this season, the Russian has three wins in five matches.
Professional qualities
Rublev plays an attacking style of game, and his powerful forehand is considered one of the strongest on tour. He can play effectively from any point on the court, although he most often prefers to play from the baseline. Andrey is not afraid to take risks, especially when using his backhand down the line; when such shots go through, opponents have a hard time dealing with them.
Current indicators in the tour
Rublev is in the top 10 of the world rankings and is currently in seventh place. The Russian has won two trophies this season. First, he won the open hard court in Hong Kong, and a little later Andrey won the clay court competition in Madrid. Now the Russian has 16 ATP category trophies to his name.
Interesting facts for betting
Rublev has suffered three defeats in his last five matches.
Nuno Borges
PortugalCurrent form
Borges played his last match in early September. The Portuguese then took part in the US Open, which he left after the fourth round, losing to Daniil Medvedev. Nuno has not played a single match on indoor hard courts this season.
Professional qualities
Borges plays an attacking style, but his first serve is not very powerful, although he does not make many double faults. Nuno is able to start attacks from the baseline, using strong flat shots to different sides of the court and is quite confident with both the right and left sides. When necessary, he does not hesitate to go to the net and finish attacks.
Current indicators in the tour
Borges has two trophies to his credit this season. He won the Phoenix Challenger and his third ATP title in his career, taking the title in Bastad. In Sweden, the Portuguese beat Rafael Nadal in the final. Borges is currently ranked 33rd in the world.
Interesting facts for betting
Borges has won at least one set in 8 of his last 10 matches.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 2>1
In 3 of Rublev last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.24Bet Tie-break in the match - no
This bet has played in 3 of Borges 5 previous matches
1.44Tip and bets
Rublev has not yet qualified for the Final Tournament, so we expect to see the best version of the Russian in Basel. Especially since Andrey failed the recent tournament in Stockholm, losing to Wawrinka in the quarterfinals. We are betting on Rublev to win the upcoming match.
Our prediction is Rublev victory with a handicap of (-4) games at odds of 1.74
Bet on total
Rublev is the clear favorite in this pair. We expect that the match will be under his control and he will be able to beat Borges in two quick sets.
The second forecast is total under 22 games for odds of 1.84
Bet on the first set
Three of Borges' last five matches have seen the first set go over 9.5 games, and Nuno upcoming match against Rublev is likely to start with a top-heavy first set as well.
Forecast - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.72
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