Yoshihito Nishioka vs Andrey Rublev Prediction: Rublev will get a very confident victory

In the round of 32 of the Paris tennis tournament, the 49th racket of the world Yoshihito Nishioka will meet with the 5th number of the ATP ranking Russian Andrey Rublev. The guys have crossed paths four times before in the Tour, the score of the confrontation is 2:2, and the Russian is quoted as a very big favorite in the pairing.

For the Japanese, the game in Paris is the first tournament in the hall recently. But Nishioka already has three victories because he started in Paris with qualification, knocking out Droge and Watanuki, his compatriot. In the main draw, the Japanese were stronger than Australian Thompson, beating him in three games with the scores 6:7, 4:6, and 6:2 in two hours and 21 minutes. During the game, the Asian served twice with two double faults, winning 75% of the points on the first and 56% on the second.

Before the Masters in Paris, Rublev played a tournament in Vienna, where he reached the semifinals, where he lost to the future triumphant Italian Jannik Sinner in two sets. Even though Jannik beat Andrey in two games, it cannot be said that that victory was very easy for the Italian, not at all. During the game against the world No. 4, Rublev made four aces with two double faults and won 71% of the points on the first serve and 41% on the second. Before his loss to Sinner, Rublev was stronger than Popyrin, Arnaldi, and Zverev.

We should note that Andrey is already guaranteed to play in the final tournament. After the final in Vienna, the Russian has crossed the points threshold, but this does not mean that Rublev lacks motivation for the upcoming meeting, not at all. Nishioka is not the most comfortable opponent for Andrey, but Rublev is in great shape now, so we don't think the Japanese can give the Russians any problems on Tuesday. In this pairing, we are on the side of the favorite. We believe that Rublev will achieve a very confident victory.