Andrey Rublev and Kevin Anderson will square off in the 3rd round of the French Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11 am on Court Simonne MATHIEU. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Andrey Rublev who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Andrey Rublev is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Rublev -> 1.21
Kevin Anderson -> 4.9
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Prediction and head to head Andrey Rublev vs. Kevin Anderson
This will be the 2nd time that Andrey Rublev and Kevin Anderson clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Anderson (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
Andrey Rublev
Ranked no. 12 (career high), Andrey got to the 3rd round after beating Sam Querrey 6-75 6-74 7-5 6-4 6-3 and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-5 6-1 3-6 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Andrey had a good straight sets win against Davidovich Fokina (7-5 6-1 3-6 6-1). During the match Rublev scored 121 points vs Davidovich Fokina’s 89. Andrey was exceptionally aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Talking about the service games, Rublev blasted 12 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Andrey Rublev was extremely efficent on serve to win 77% (50/65) of his 1st serve and 54% (20/37) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Andrey broke Davidovich Fokina 7 times after converting 50% of his break points (7/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Andrey has surrendered 3 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Rublev has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 62% of his matches (278-169). 8-1 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Rublev has a 76-48 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Doha where he defeated Corentin Moutet in the final 6-2 7-6(3) and in Adelaide where he overcame Lloyd Harris in the final 6-3 6-0 and in Hamburg where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 3-6 7-5.
Andrey has a 27-6 win-loss record in 2020, 8-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Rublev didn’t play at the French Open in 2019.
Kevin Anderson
Ranked no. 118, Anderson reached the 3rd round after defeating Laslo Djere 6-2 6-3 6-4 and Dusan Lajovic 6-2 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The South African had a tough win against Lajovic to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (6-2 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3). During the match Anderson scored 146 points vs Lajovic’s 134. The South African was quite aggressive to blast 67 winners.
Talking about serving, Anderson scored 18 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Kevin Anderson lost the serve 4 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Anderson put 72% of his first serves in, winning 68% (67/98) of the points behind his 1st serve and 62% (24/39) on the 2nd serve. Kevin broke Lajovic 6 times after converting 40% of his break points (6/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kevin has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The South African has a 6-7 win-loss record in 2020, 2-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Anderson didn’t play at the French Open in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rublev | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 92 | 73 |
| Pts | 296-247 | 246-205 |
| Total Points | 543 | 451 |
| Winners | 121 | 109 |
| %Winners | 41% | 44% |
Both Rublev and Anderson played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Andrey Rublev conceded 3 sets, while Kevin Anderson dropper 2 sets. Rublev has played 1 set more than Anderson (9 vs 8). Therefore, Rublev played 19 games more than Anderson. Rublev scored 121 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Kevin struck 109 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rublev | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 35 | 29 |
| Avg per match | 17.5 | 14.5 |
| 1st in | 157/260 | 154/218 |
| %1st in | 60% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 121/157 | 109/154 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 60/103 | 38/64 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 59% |
Rublev managed to score 35 aces (17.5 per match). Anderson bagged 29 aces (14.5 per match). Rublev won 77% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Anderson won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rublev | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 12 |
| Converted | 15/29 | 12/29 |
| % Converted | 52% | 41% |
| Conceded | 15 | 18 |
| Saved | 8 | 12 |
| % Saved | 53% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 6 |
The Russian broke his opponents 15 times with a 52% conversion rate. The Russian conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded. The South African broke his opponents 12 times with a 41% conversion rate. Anderson conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rublev | ||||
| R1 Querrey |
R2 Davidovich Fokina |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-75 6-74 7-5 6-4 6-3 | 7-5 6-1 3-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 57 | 35 | 92 | |
| pts | 175-158 | 121-89 | 296-247 | |
| Total points | 333 | 210 | 543 | |
| Winners | 71 | 50 | 121 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 23 | 12 | 35 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 92/158 | 65/102 | 157/260 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 64% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 71/92 | 50/65 | 121/157 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 40/66 | 20/37 | 60/103 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 54% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| Converted | 8/15 | 7/14 | 15/29 | |
| Converted % | 53% | 50% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 3/6 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 50% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Anderson | ||||
| R1 Djere |
R2 Lajovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 46 | 73 | |
| pts | 100-71 | 146-134 | 246-205 | |
| Total points | 171 | 280 | 451 | |
| Winners | 42 | 67 | 109 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 46% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 11 | 18 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 56/81 | 98/137 | 154/218 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 72% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 42/56 | 67/98 | 109/154 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 68% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/25 | 24/39 | 38/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 62% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Converted | 6/14 | 6/15 | 12/29 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 40% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 13 | 18 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 9/13 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 69% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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