Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev will square off in the semifinal of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament for the 7th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.77
Andrey Rublev -> 2.15
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Prediction and head to head Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Andrey Rublev
This will be the 7th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev face off. The head to head is 3-3 (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they competed against each other, Tsitsipas won 6-1 4-6 7-6(6) in the R in Nitto atp finals back in 2020.
Highlights Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Andrey Rublev – Nitto atp finals 17-November-2020
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Ranked no. 6, Stefanos reached the semifinal after beating Egor Gerasimov 7-64 7-5, Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 4-6 7-5 and Karen Khachanov 4-6 6-3 7-5.
In the quarter against Khachanov, The Greek recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 7-5). During the match Tsitsipas scored 111 points vs Khachanov’s 102. Tsitsipas was pretty aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Regarding the service games, Tsitsipas struck 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Stefanos Tsitsipas lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Tsitsipas put 58% of his first serves in, winning 65% (41/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (24/45) on the 2nd serve. The Greek broke Khachanov 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Greek has dropped 2 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Tsitsipas has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 68% of his matches (286-137). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Tsitsipas has a 56-29 match record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
Stefanos’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open .
The Greek has a 9-1 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rotterdam
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. See his history.
Andrey Rublev
Ranked no. 8 (career high), Rublev got to the semifinal after beating Marcos Giron 7-61 6-3, Andy Murray 7-5 6-2 and Jeremy Chardy 7-62 6-72 6-4.
In the quarter, The Russian defeated Chardy (7-62 6-72 6-4). During the match Rublev scored 121 points vs Chardy’s 111. The Russian was extremely aggressive to blast 56 winners.
Talking about serving, Rublev fired 15 aces and he was quite steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Andrey Rublev lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Rublev put 66% of his first serves in, winning 74% (56/76) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (16/39) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Chardy 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rublev has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Andrey has a 11-1 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rotterdam
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2018 and 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tsitsipas | Rublev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 88 | 78 |
| Pts | 292-260 | 260-219 |
| Total Points | 552 | 479 |
| Winners | 129 | 112 |
| %Winners | 44% | 43% |
Both Tsitsipas and Rublev played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Stefanos Tsitsipas dropped 2 sets, while Andrey Rublev conceded 1 set. Tsitsipas has played 1 set more than Rublev (8 vs 7). Therefore, Tsitsipas played 10 games more than Rublev. Stefanos scored 129 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian scored 112 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tsitsipas | Rublev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 23 |
| Avg per match | 4.7 | 7.7 |
| 1st in | 179/273 | 148/247 |
| %1st in | 66% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 129/179 | 112/148 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 54/94 | 54/99 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 55% |
Tsitsipas bagged 14 aces (4.7 per match). Rublev blasted 23 aces (7.7 per match). Tsitsipas won 72% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Rublev won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tsitsipas | Rublev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 10 |
| Converted | 10/18 | 10/18 |
| % Converted | 56% | 56% |
| Conceded | 18 | 16 |
| Saved | 11 | 11 |
| % Saved | 61% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 5 |
Stefanos broke his opponents 10 times with a 56% conversion rate. Stefanos lost his serve 7 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded. Andrey broke his opponents 10 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Russian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.
| Tsitsipas | |||||
| R1 Gerasimov |
R2 Hurkacz |
1/4 Khachanov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 7-5 | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | 4-6 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 32 | 31 | 88 | |
| pts | 87-75 | 94-83 | 111-102 | 292-260 | |
| Total points | 162 | 177 | 213 | 552 | |
| Winners | 45 | 43 | 41 | 129 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 46% | 37% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 62/83 | 54/82 | 63/108 | 179/273 | |
| % 1st in | 75% | 66% | 58% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 45/62 | 43/54 | 41/63 | 129/179 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 80% | 65% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/21 | 19/28 | 24/45 | 54/94 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 68% | 53% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 2/4 | 5/9 | 10/18 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 50% | 56% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 1 | 9 | 18 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 0/1 | 5/9 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 0% | 56% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Rublev | |||||
| R1 Giron |
R2 Murray |
1/4 Chardy |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 6-3 | 7-5 6-2 | 7-62 6-72 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 20 | 36 | 78 | |
| pts | 74-56 | 65-52 | 121-111 | 260-219 | |
| Total points | 130 | 117 | 232 | 479 | |
| Winners | 32 | 24 | 56 | 112 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 37% | 46% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 40/72 | 32/60 | 76/115 | 148/247 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 53% | 66% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 32/40 | 24/32 | 56/76 | 112/148 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 75% | 74% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/32 | 19/28 | 16/39 | 54/99 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 68% | 41% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 3/6 | 5/8 | 10/18 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 63% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 3/3 | 4/8 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 100% | 50% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWWWLWW Tennis Scores in Rotterdam
- Andrey RublevRublev – Jeremy ChardyChardy (7-62 6-72 6-4) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Kei NishikoriNishikori (7-62 7-64) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (4-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Nikola Mektic/Mate PavicMektic/Mate Pavic – Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Jan-Lennard StruffHerbert/Jan-Lennard Struff (3-6 6-3 10-7) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Kei NishikoriNishikori (7-6(2) 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Tommy PaulPaul (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Jeremy ChardyChardy (7-6(2) 6-7(2) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Borna CoricCoric – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrey RublevRublev – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (3-3) – H2H and prediction
