Marton Fucsovics vs Andrey Rublev: Marton Came in for a Trouble

Andrey Rublev steadily reached the tournament's quarterfinals in Rotterdam, where he is a notable favorite. Recall that the Russian is the reigning winner of the Dutch contest. Sure, Andrey wants to protect the title and keep the points.

For the Hungarians, Rotterdam is the first European tournament of the season. Before the Netherlands, Marton played only one match at the Australian Open, losing in five sets to Serbia's Lajovic. Fucsovics played two games in Rotterdam, knocking out his compatriot Lajovic, Krajinovic, and local player, Grikspoor. He lost only one set in those meetings. The match against Grikspoor lasted nearly two hours, with Marton winning it 6:4, 7:6. Fucsovics served seven straight sets, winning 80% of his first serve and 54% of his second one. The Hungarian was excellent on Griekspoor's second serve. Marton won 52% of the points.

Andrey played better than Fucovic in Melbourne reached the third round, where he lost in four sets to Marin Cilic. In Rotterdam, the Russian looks very confident. Andrey has not lost a single set in the first two matches, knocking out Laaksonen and Kwon Soonwoo. The game against the Korean was short-lived - only an hour and 21 mins. The Russian won with a score of 6:3, 6:3. Andrey served eight times and two double faults, winning 94% of his first serve and 48% on his second one. He won 23% and 45% on his opponent's serve, respectively.

Fucsovics and Rublev know each other very well as in 2021 alone, they met four times. They could have played five times, but the Hungarian withdrew from the match in Qatar Doha. In Rotterdam, Dubai, and Miami, the Hungarian had no chance of victory, but at Wimbledon, Marton amazed everyone with a win over the Russian in five sets. Fucsovics has put up a good battle against Rublev on clay and grass court. However, he can't even win a set on the hardcourt and will be unable to do so on Friday. We expect a solid win for the Russian over the Hungarian.