Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev are going to face off in the first match of the upcoming edition of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship on Thursday.
The Greek was initially opposed to his dear friend Gael Monfils. However, the Frenchman got injured when playing in Riyadh to pull out from Abu Dhabi and be replaced by Rublev. The Russian has already played a couple of years ago this event and he was more than happy to join the prestigious competition again. The winner between Stefanos and Andrey will challenge Novak Djokovic in the semifinal.
On the other side of the draw, Karen Khachanov replaced his friend and fellow Russian Daniil Medvedev that got injured to his leg. Karen will face Hyeon Chung and the winner will play Rafael Nadal.
H2H Tsitsipas vs. Rublev
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev played each other 2 times. The head to head is 1-1. The last time that they played each other, Andrey Rublev won 6-4 6-75 7-67 7-5 in the 1st round in New York (U.S. Open) on the 27th of August 2019.
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Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tsitsipas who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Tsitsipas -> 1.40
Rublev -> 2.75
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Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.6, Stefanos played his last match on the 17th of November when he beat Dominic Thiem 6-76 6-2 7-64 in the final in London to win his 4th career title.
This year Stefanos has a 53-25 win-loss record. Tsitsipas conquered 3 titles in 2019 in Marseille, in Estoril and in London. Tsitsipas was the finalist in Dubai, in Madrid and in Beijing.
Andrey Rublev’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.23, the Russian played his last match on the 28th of October when he was defeated by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in Paris.
This year Andrey has a 50-27 win-loss record. Rublev clinched 1 title in Moscow. Rublev was the finalist in the Indian Wells Challenger and Hamburg.
