Alexei Popyrin upsets Rublev in the 2nd round to collide vs De Minaur at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS RESULTS

MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS - MONTE-CARLO DRAW AND RESULTS. Popyrin upsets Rublev to square off with Alex De Minaur in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Andrey Rublev

Alexei Popyrin shocks Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Wednesday. Popyrin is going to play against Alex De Minaur in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. This will be his best result in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 2nd round in 2021 and 2023. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Popyrin
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Popyrin's Record

Alexei added to his prize money € 37,130 after conquering this match. He has already won € 80,065 after this win. If he wins the next match, Alexei will add € 69,620 to his earnings to get in total € 149,685 in total.

Highlights Alexei Popyrin vs. Andrey Rublev Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Monte-Carlo

Popyrin’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Popyrin
Rublev
Alexei Popyrin
6-4 6-4
1h:40
Andrey Rublev
75
75
Total points
65
65
26
26
Winners
27
27
35%
35%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
5
5
3
3
Double Faults
2
2
50%
50%
1st in
58%
58%
76%
76%
1st won
64%
64%
26/34
26/34
1st won
27/42
27/42
53%
53%
2nd won
47%
47%
18/34
18/34
2nd won
14/30
14/30
-- Break Points --
3/8
3/8
Total
1/6
1/6
38%
38%
Won
17%
17%
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At the end of the match, Alexei scored 75 points vs. Rublev’s 65.

Popyrin

The Australian served extremely well to win 76% of the points (26/34) behind his first serve, and he won 53% points (18/34) on his second serve. Popyrin won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points after he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities.

Rublev

On the other side, Rublev had a tough time converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Popyrin and Rublev is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Alexei Popyrin vs. Alex De Minaur – stats

Popyrin will play De Minaur in the 3rd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Alexei Popyrin and Alex De Minaur play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Popyrin and De Minaur (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they competed against each other, De Minaur won 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in Brisbane back in 2019.

Alexei Popyrin Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Popyrin 6-4
PopyrinRublev
6
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
PopyrinRublev
6
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
PopyrinRublev
5
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
PopyrinRublev
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
PopyrinRublev
4
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
PopyrinRublev
4
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
PopyrinRublev
3
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
PopyrinRublev
3
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
PopyrinRublev
2
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
PopyrinRublev
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
PopyrinRublev
0
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Popyrin clinched in the 3rd game (2-1) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-4).

Popyrin converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 7th (4-2 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Rublev was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-1 40-A and 40-A).

They played 82 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Popyrin won just 2 more points than Andrey (42-40). Alexei dropped 12 points on serve (24-12). On the other side, Andrey conceded 18 points on serve (28-18).

2nd Set -
Popyrin 6-4
PopyrinRublev
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
PopyrinRublev
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
PopyrinRublev
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
PopyrinRublev
3
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
PopyrinRublev
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
PopyrinRublev
2
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
PopyrinRublev
1
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
PopyrinRublev
1
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
PopyrinRublev
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15

The Australian clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 4th (1-3) game, Alexei broke back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game to win the set 6-4.

Alexei converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (1-3 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Andrey converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40), the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40).

They contested 58 points. The Australian conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Rublev (33-25). The Australian lost 12 points on serve (20-12). on the other side of the net, Rublev conceded 13 points on serve (13-13).

1st
Popyrin
Rublev
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2nd
Popyrin
Rublev
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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