In the first round of the Australian Open, Andrey Rublev and Dominic Thiem will play against each other. The match will start on January 17 at 00:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-5) for Rublev – 1.89.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 40 – 1.68.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Over 9.5 – 1.635.
Rublev is not happy with his readiness for the new season, but Thiem’s playing conditions are much more questionable. The Austrian lost almost unopposed in Adelaide to Kwon, a fact that raises questions about his success at the Australian Open where he once reached the final. We expect Rublev to win this match as he has done in the previous four head-to-head encounters.
The last three head-to-head encounters between the two men ended in two sets, including last year’s encounter at the Gijon tournament. We expect the next meeting between Rublev and Tim to be a three-set match.
Rublev arrived in Melbourne in a terrible psychological state. He had not won a single match in early January, failing both tournaments in Adelaide.
In the first, Andrey lost straight away to Roberto Bautista Agut (6-4, 3-6, 4-6), despite taking the first set and leading with a break in the second.
In the week before the Australian Open, Rublev unexpectedly lost to Thanasi Kokkinakis (4-6, 6-3, 3-6). On that occasion, he also failed to take the third set.
Rublev tries to play as aggressively as possible, but it seems he does not always have the stamina to maintain this intensity throughout the match.
Rublev’s best result so far at the Australian Open was reaching the quarter-finals in 2021.
Andrey Rublev has won five of his last seven first-round matches.
Thiem’s first matches of the season have not made him optimistic either. So far, he has nothing to boast about.
Dominic tried to qualify for the main draw of the first tournament in Adelaide but lost straight away in qualification to Kwon Soon-woo (4-6, 1-6).
He played two matches at an exhibition tournament last week. In the first, he lost to Alex De Minaur, while in the second, he defeated Francis Tiafoe.
Thiem was slow to recover from a compound wrist injury last year, but he came close to breaking through a number of tournaments towards the end of the year. The Austrian reached the semi-finals in Gijon and Antwerp.
Dominic Thiem has lost six straight matches to a top-10 tennis player.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Andrey Rublev’s Rating – 6
Andrey Rublev Wins/Losses in 2022 – 0/2
Dominic Thiem’s Rating – 99
Dominic Thiem Wins/Losses in 2022 – 0/1
In 3 of Thiem’s last 5 matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games Over 9.5” with odds of 1.635.
Rublev leads with a score of 5-3 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Gijon Open in 2022. In that match, Rublev defeated Thiem (6-4, 6-4) in two sets.
The match will be played in John Cain Arena, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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