PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Rublev, Nishikori, Zverev and Lu to play on Court 1 on Sunday – Olympics

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Andrey Rublev, Kei Nishikori, Alexander Zverev and Yen-Hsun Lu are going to compete on Sunday at the Olympics on Court 1.

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Andrey Rublev vs. Kei Nishikori

Head to head 1-0 for Nishikori

Andrey Rublev will take on Kei Nishikori in the 1^st round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 5:00 pm on Court 1.

Andrey Rublev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7 (career high), Andrey will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Wimbledon where he lost 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-0 6-3 to Fucsovics in the 4^th round on the 5^th of July.

The Russian has a 36-11 win-loss record in 2021, 15-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was winning the title in Rotterdam where he defeated Marton Fucsovics in the final 7-6(4) 6-4.

Kei Nishikori: ranking and results

Ranked no. 69, Nishikori will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Wimbledon where he lost 7-5 6-4 5-7 6-3 to Thompson in the 2^nd round on the 1^st of July.

Nishikori has a 15-13 win-loss record in 2021, 4-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Andrey Rublev and Kei Nishikori play each other. Their record is 1-0 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time they played, Nishikori won 7-5 6-3 in the 1^st round in Cincinnati back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Andrey Rublev who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Andrey Rublev is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Rublev -> 1.35
Kei Nishikori -> 3.32

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Alexander Zverev vs. Yen-Hsun Lu

Head to head 1-1

Alexander Zverev will fight against Yen-Hsun Lu in the 1^st round for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 1:00 pm on Court 1.

Alexander Zverev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5, Alexander will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Wimbledon where he lost 6-4 7-6⁶ 3-6 3-6 6-4 to Auger-Aliassime in the 4^th round on the 5^th of July.

Alexander has a 27-11 win-loss record in 2021, 9-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was winning the title in Acapulco where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 7-6(3) and in Madrid where he beat Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3.

Yen-Hsun Lu: ranking and results

Ranked no. 573, Yen-Hsun will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Wimbledon where he lost 6-2 7-5 4-6 6-1 to Polmans in the 1^st round on the 29^th of June.

Lu has a 1-6 win-loss record in 2021, 1-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Alexander Zverev and Yen-Hsun Lu fight against each other. Their current head to head is 1-1 for Zverev and Lu (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

Previously, the last time they played, Zverev won 6-0 6-3 in the 2^nd round in Miami back in 2017.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.015
Yen-Hsun Lu -> 17.5

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Olympics

• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Pablo AndujarAndujar (7-6³ 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Pedro SousaSousa (6-3 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Taro DanielDaniel (4-6 7-6⁶ 7-6³) – Score progression – Stats
• Fabio FogniniFognini – Yuichi SugitaSugita (6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• John MillmanMillman – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Tommy PaulPaul (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Hugo DellienDellien (6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Sumit NagalNagal – Denis IstominIstomin (6-4 6-7⁶ 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Egor GerasimovGerasimov – Gilles SimonSimon (4-6 6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alexander BublikBublik (6-4 7-6⁸) – Score progression – Stats
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Jeremy ChardyChardy – Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera (6-1 7-6⁴) – Score progression – Stats
• Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (7-5 6-2) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Olympics

• Philipp KohlschreiberKohlschreiber – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Andy MurrayMurray – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Fabio FogniniFognini – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (5-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Marin CilicCilic – Joao MenezesMenezes (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Kei NishikoriNishikori – Andrey RublevRublev (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Federico CoriaCoria (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• John MillmanMillman – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Norbert GombosGombos – Marcos GironGiron (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Jeremy ChardyChardy (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Yen-Hsun LuLu (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Mohamed SafwatSafwat (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Sumit NagalNagal – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Soon-Woo KwonKwon – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Facundo BagnisBagnis (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Lukas KleinKlein – James DuckworthDuckworth (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (2-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Liam BroadyBroady (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Tomas MachacMachac – Joao SousaSousa (0-0) – H2H – Prediction