Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Andrey Rublev Prediction: Tsitsipas Will be Under Pressure

On Friday, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev will face off in the last round-robin match of the 2022 ATP Finals.

Tsitsipas began his season with a straight-sets loss against Novak Djokovic. He needs a win over Daniil Medvedev in his next group match to keep his semifinal aspirations alive. The Greek got off to a fast start, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the opening set. He didn't let his opponent catch up to him and won the first round.

With the pair dominating on serve in the second set, a tie-break was unavoidable. Medvedev took an early 4-1 lead, but Tsitsipas battled back to put himself on the verge of victory. However, the 24-year-old squandered his three match points as his opponent snatched the set from him to force a decider.

Tsitsipas was on the back foot in the third set, trailing by a break. With Medvedev serving for the match at 5-4, the Greek broke his serve to level the score, and the match quickly went to another tie-break.

He proved too strong for Medvedev in the tie-break, completely dominating him to win the match 6-3, 6-7 (11), 7-6.

Rublev won a tough three-set match against Medvedev to start his ATP Finals campaign on a high note. In his second group match, he played Novak Djokovic. For the most of the opening set, he was able to stay up with the Serb.

However, despite remaining in the set at 5-4, the Russian was broken to lose the opening. In the second set, Djokovic totally outplayed Rublev. The 25-year-old only managed to win one game, as the Serb defeated him 6-4, 6-1.

The match winner will proceed to the semifinals. Tsitsipas has performed slightly better under pressure than Rublev, and as a result, he is likely to win this match.

• Total Under 23.5 for 1.84
• Handiсap Andrey Rublev (+2) for 1.81
• Individual Total 2 Over 12.5 for 1.84