Andrey Rublev vs Dan Evans Prediction: Roaring Rublev meets determined Dan

Tennis has one of the busiest schedules and we see amazing action throughout the year. While there are many prestigious tournaments that are staged every month, nothing captures the viewers like the big Opens. The Australian Open has been around now for more than 100 years and has brought to us some of the most memorable battles in the sporting world. In the Third Round of the Australian Open, Andrey Rublev is going to battle it out against Dan Evans.

Rublev comes into the contest after overcoming Emil Ruusuvuori 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 in the Second Round. He nailed 16 Aces and had a 77% win on the first serve. He dominated the service game and eked out a 93:76 advantage on this front. The receiving game was close and Rublev had just a one-point advantage. Andrey has dropped just one set thus far in the tournament and defeated Dominic Thiem in the first round comfortably. Rublev has been in great form, having defeated Djokovic, Tsitsipas, and Medvedev during the ATP Finals which means he is one of the favorites to win it all here. Can the top-ten player accomplish this here?

Evans comes into this game after an easy 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 win against Jeremy Chardy in the first round. He had an impressive 82% win on the first serve and earned a 53:46 service points advantage whereas his return game was even more prolific as he doubled the advantage with a 36:18 points advantage. Evans played a clean game and didn’t commit any double faults in the game. Evans was challenged much more in the first round where the game went to four sets and in that game too, he had a significant receiving points advantage so his ability to break the serve is surely his strength. Evans is a veteran who has now hit age of 32 but he has continued to be among the top-30 for some time now.

Rublev and Evans have met eight times and the h2h is tied at four each. Interestingly, they have met six times on the hard court where the h2h is tied at three apiece. These two last met during the Canadian Open where Evans won in straight sets.

The h2h implies that this can be a heated battle because Evans despite being a lower-ranked player has given Rublev a lot of trouble. His patient execution helps him counter the aggressive serve game of Andrey so we will have a battle of players who employ polar opposite styles. This is what makes this so tough to predict. I’d expect this one to reach at least four sets. I’d back Rublev to win in five sets.