Andrey Rublev vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Prediction: Rublev to even the score

In the semifinals of the tournament in Astana, the world No. 9 Andrey Rublev will face the sixth-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas. The guys know each other well, having played in the tour more than a dozen times, including once in Madrid in 2022, the three-set win for the Greek in the Spanish capital.

Rublev played three matches in Astana and won all three in two sets. The world No. 9 eliminated Pierre, Zhang and Mannarino. The match against the Frenchman lasted less than an hour, Rublev won 6-1, 6-2. Andrey served four aces and won 81% of his first serve and 57% of his second serve. Rublev had the same statistics on the receiving end: 56%/53%. Rublev is obviously in a great shape, but he still has not had any opponent like Tsitsipas in Astana. Rublev and Medvedev are not guaranteed a place in the Finals yet, so there's not much room for improvement for the ninth-ranked player.

Unlike Rublev, Tsitsipas already had one very serious rival in Astana, Pole Hubert Hurkacz. Stefanos and Hubert lasted one hour and 43 minutes, Tsitsipas won the game 7-6 (10-8), 6-3. 4/0 stats of aces/double faults, 86%/78% points won on first/second serve, 21%/64% points won on the receiving end. In addition to Hurkacz, Tsitsipas knocked Kukushkin and Nardi out of the draw, all by a score of 2-0. Tsitsipas has already guaranteed his presence in London.

Both tennis players are in great shape, as we can see from the results of both Rublev and Tsitsipas. There is no clear favorite in the encounter itself for obvious reasons, but Andrey has the upper hand as far as motivation is concerned. We believe Rublev will win, and it's going to be a long, three-set match. We offer the following betting options for this match:

H1 (+1.5) for 1.80 at Bet365;

Total Over (23.5) for 2.02 at 1xbet;

Correct Score 2-1 for 4.10 at Betway.

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