PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Tsitsipas, Rublev, Monfils and Ruud to play on GRANDSTAND on Thursday – Western & Southern Open

CINCINNATI ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Gael Monfils and Casper Ruud will play on Thursday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Gael Monfils and Casper Ruud are going to compete on Thursday at the Western & Southern Open on GRANDSTAND.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Lorenzo Sonego Western & Southern Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Lorenzo Sonego

Head to head 1-0 for Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas will square off with Lorenzo Sonego in the 3rd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 7:00 pm on GRANDSTAND.

Stefanos Tsitsipas: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3 (career high), Stefanos got to the 3rd round after defeating Sebastian Korda 7-65 6-3.

Stefanos has a 46-13 win-loss record in 2021, 19-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was winning the title in Carlo where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final 6-3 6-3 and in Lyon where he overcame Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 6-3.

Last year in Cincinnati Tsitsipas lost in the semifinal 7-6(5) 6-3 to Milos Raonic.

Lorenzo Sonego: ranking and results

Ranked no. 27, the Italian reached the 3rd round after defeating Carlos Alcaraz Garfia 6-3 7-66 and Tommy Paul 7-69 6-2.

Lorenzo has a 24-16 win-loss record in 2021, 7-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was conquering the title in Cagliari where he overcame Laslo Djere in the final 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4.

Last year in Cincinnati Sonego lost in the 1st round 6-3 7-6(7) to Tennys Sandgren.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Lorenzo Sonego face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time when they fought against each other, Tsitsipas won 6-2 7-6(2) in the 4th round in Miami back in March 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.23
Lorenzo Sonego -> 4.6

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Andrey Rublev vs. Gael Monfils Western & Southern Open

Andrey Rublev vs. Gael Monfils

Head to head 1-0 for Monfils

Andrey Rublev will compete against Gael Monfils in the 3rd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 1:00 pm on GRANDSTAND.

Andrey Rublev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7 (career high), the Russian reached the 3rd round after beating Marin Cilic 5-7 6-3 6-1.

Rublev has a 38-13 win-loss record in 2021, 17-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was winning the title in Rotterdam where he overcame Marton Fucsovics in the final 7-6(4) 6-4.

Last year in Cincinnati Andrey surrendered in the 1st round 7-5 3-6 6-2 to Daniel Evans.

Gael Monfils: ranking and results

Ranked no. 22, Monfils got to the 3rd round after beating Dusan Lajovic 7-60 6-2 and Alex De Minaur 6-3 7-5.

Gael has a 7-11 win-loss record in 2021, 4-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Cincinnati Monfils didn’t compete in Cincinnati in 2020.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Andrey Rublev and Gael Monfils face off. Their current record is 1-0 for Monfils (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time they played, Monfils won 6-2 6-3 in the final in Doha back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

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

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Andrey Rublev is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Rublev -> 1.39
Gael Monfils -> 3.2

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Casper Ruud vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman Western & Southern Open

Casper Ruud vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman

Head to head 4-1 for Schwartzman

Casper Ruud will square off with Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the 3rd round for the 6th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 3:30 pm on GRANDSTAND.

Casper Ruud: ranking and results

Ranked no. 11 (career high), the Norwegian reached the 3rd round after beating Reilly Opelka 6-75 6-0 7-64.

Casper has a 38-10 win-loss record in 2021, 8-3 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was winning the title in Geneva where he beat Denis Shapovalov in the final 7-6(6) 6-4 and in Bastad where he overcame Federico Coria in the final 6-3 6-3 and in Gstaad where he overcame Hugo Gaston in the final 6-3 6-2 and in Kitzbuhel where he beat Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-1 4-6 6-3.

Last year in Cincinnati The Norwegian lost in the 1st round 7-6(2) 6-3 to Diego Sebastian Schwartzman.

Diego Sebastian Schwartzman: ranking and results

Ranked no. 14, Diego got to the 3rd round after beating Daniel Evans 6-2 4-6 6-3 and Frances Tiafoe 6-1 4-6 6-4.

Diego has a 23-14 win-loss record in 2021, 10-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was winning the title in Buenos Aires where he overcame Francisco Cerundolo in the final 6-1 6-2.

Last year in Cincinnati The Argentine lost in the 2nd round 6-3 7-6(4) to Reilly Opelka.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 6th time that Casper Ruud and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman play each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Schwartzman (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time they squared off, Ruud won 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Monte carlo back in April 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Diego Sebastian Schwartzman who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Diego Sebastian Schwartzman is the pick to win this match.
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman -> 2.18
Casper Ruud -> 1.75

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