Andrey Rublev will play against Grigor Dimitrov in the second round of the Vienna Open. The match will start on October 27 at 14:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3.5) for Rublev – 1.77.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.73.
Rublev confidently dealt with Dimitrov at this year’s Indian Wells Masters. We believe he will again convincingly outplay Grigor. All the more, Grigor is in mediocre playing conditions at the moment, while Andrey, on the contrary, is showing his best game.
The two men met earlier this season and Rublev won in two sets. The Russian player is expected to dominate in the next match as well. Andrey is making good progress after winning the Gijon tournament last week and is unlikely to stop there.
Rublev made a solid start in Vienna. In the first round, he expectedly defeated Diego Schwartzman (6-4, 6-1) in two sets. Andrey is in good form and playing his best tennis right now.
A week ago, Rublev won the tournament in Gijon, where he defeated Sebastian Korda (6-2, 6-3) in the final. It was Rublev’s fourth trophy won this season. He had previously won in Marseille, Dubai and Belgrade.
Rublev has six consecutive victories as a favourite.
Dimitrov’s performance in the second half of the season has been mediocre. He has not advanced beyond the second round at any tournament in the second half of the year.
He dropped his recent Sofia clash after losing to Ilya Ivashka (3-6, 6-7) in the first round. In Stockholm as well, Grigor lost in the first round to Jiri Lehecka (4-6, 6-1, 6-7). In Vienna, Dimitrov faced Thiago Monteiro in the opening round and defeated him in two sets (6-3, 6-4).
Dimitrov has won just one of the previous eight meetings against the representatives of the top 10.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Rublev’s Rating – 8
Andrey Rublev Wins/Losses in 2022 – 48/16
Dimitrov’s Rating – 32
Grigor Dimitrov Wins/Losses in 2022 – 22/20
In 3 of Dimitrov’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 2.125.
Rublev leads with a score of 3-2 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Indian Wells Masters in March. In that match, Rublev defeated Dimitrov (7-5, 6-2) in two sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Vienna Open: Rublev vs Dimitrov at 1xBet.