Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev will play each other in the final of the Western & Southern Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 4:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.64
Andrey Rublev -> 2.375
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Andrey Rublev
This will be the 5th time that Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev square off. The head to head is 4-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Zverev won 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the 4th round in at the Australian Open back in 2020.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs Andrey Rublev – Australian Open 27-January-2020
Alexander Zverev
Ranked no. 5, Alexander got to the final after beating Lloyd Harris 7-63 6-2, Guido Pella 6-2 6-3, Casper Ruud 6-1 6-3 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 3-6 7-64.
In the semifinal, Alexander defeated Tsitsipas (6-4 3-6 7-64). During the match, Zverev and Tsitsipas scored the same amount of points (105). However, the world no. 5 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Alexander was pretty aggressive to blast 52 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zverev recorded 15 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Alexander Zverev lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Zverev put 75% of his first serves in, winning 71% (52/73) of the points behind his 1st serve and 33% (8/24) on the 2nd serve. Alexander broke Tsitsipas 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexander started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Zverev has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 66% of his matches (355-183). 19-4 on hard in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Zverev has a compiled133-68 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.
His best result of the season was conquering the title in in Acapulco where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 7-6(3) and in in Madrid where he defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3 and in in Tokyo where he overcame Karen Khachanov in the final 6-3 6-1.
Zverev has a composed 37-11 win-loss record in 2021, 19-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. See his history.
Andrey Rublev
Ranked no. 7 (career-high), Andrey reached the final after defeating Marin Cilic 5-7 6-3 6-1, Gael Monfils 7-62 7-65, Benoit Paire 6-2 3-6 6-3 and Daniil Medvedev 2-6 6-3 6-3.
In the semifinal against Medvedev, Andrey recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-3). During the match Rublev scored 94 points vs Medvedev’s 91. Andrey was very aggressive to blast 44 winners.
About the serving games, Rublev managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Andrey Rublev lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Rublev put 71% of his first serves in, winning 73% (44/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 32% (8/25) on the 2nd serve. Andrey broke Medvedev 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rublev started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title in in Rotterdam where he overcame Marton Fucsovics in the final 7-6(4) 6-4.
Rublev has a compiled 41-13 win-loss record in 2021, 20-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Rublev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 86 | 106 |
| Pts | 283-225 | 352-318 |
| Total Points | 508 | 670 |
| Winners | 129 | 161 |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% |
Both Zverev and Rublev played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Zverev conceded 1 set, while Andrey Rublev surrendered 3 sets. Zverev has played 2 set(s) less than Rublev (9 vs 11). Therefore, Zverev played 20 games less than Rublev. Zverev scored 129 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Rublev blasted 161 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Rublev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 40 | 34 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 8.5 |
| 1st in | 162/230 | 198/319 |
| %1st in | 70% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 129/162 | 161/198 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 38/68 | 49/121 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 40% |
Zverev bagged 40 aces (10 per match). Rublev recorded 34 aces (8.5 per match). Zverev won 80% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Rublev won 81% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 40% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Rublev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 14 |
| Converted | 15/23 | 14/29 |
| % Converted | 65% | 48% |
| Conceded | 9 | 19 |
| Saved | 4 | 11 |
| % Saved | 44% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 8 |
The German broke his opponents 15 times with a 65% conversion rate. Zverev surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 44% of the break points that he conceded. The Russian broke his opponents 14 times with a 48% conversion rate. Rublev conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | ||||||
| R2 Lloyd |
R3 Pella |
1/4 Ruud |
1/2 Tsitsipas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 6-2 | 6-2 6-3 | 6-1 6-3 | 6-4 3-6 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 17 | 16 | 32 | 86 | |
| pts | 65-51 | 60-40 | 53-29 | 105-105 | 283-225 | |
| Total points | 116 | 100 | 82 | 210 | 508 | |
| Winners | 31 | 23 | 23 | 52 | 129 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 38% | 43% | 50% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 11 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 40 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 36/56 | 27/40 | 26/37 | 73/97 | 162/230 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 68% | 70% | 75% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 31/36 | 23/27 | 23/26 | 52/73 | 129/162 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 85% | 88% | 71% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/20 | 9/13 | 6/11 | 8/24 | 38/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 69% | 55% | 33% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 4/8 | 5/7 | 4/5 | 15/23 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 50% | 71% | 80% | 65% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 4/8 | 4 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 0% | 50% | 13% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Rublev | ||||||
| R2 Cilic |
R3 Monfils |
1/4 Paire |
1/2 Medvedev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-3 6-1 | 7-62 7-65 | 6-2 3-6 6-3 | 2-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 106 | |
| pts | 88-76 | 83-75 | 87-76 | 94-91 | 352-318 | |
| Total points | 164 | 158 | 163 | 185 | 670 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | 37 | 44 | 161 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 48% | 43% | 47% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 11 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 34 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 48/78 | 46/82 | 44/74 | 60/85 | 198/319 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 56% | 59% | 71% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 40/48 | 40/46 | 37/44 | 44/60 | 161/198 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 87% | 84% | 73% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/30 | 10/36 | 15/30 | 8/25 | 49/121 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 28% | 50% | 32% | 40% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 3/4 | 3/9 | 4/10 | 14/29 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 75% | 33% | 40% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 1/4 | 2/3 | 4/7 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 25% | 67% | 57% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
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