Andrey Rublev and Francisco Cerundolo will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 5:00 pm on GORAN IVANISEVIC STADION. 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 Andrey Rublev who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Andrey Rublev is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Rublev -> 1.615
Francisco Cerundolo -> 2.31

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Prediction and head to head Andrey Rublev vs. Francisco Cerundolo

This will be the 3^rd time that Andrey Rublev and Francisco Cerundolo play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Rublev and Cerundolo (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.

The last time that they fought against each other, Rublev won 7-6(6) 6-7(7) 6-3 in the semifinal in Bastad back in 2023.

Highlights Andrey Rublev vs Francisco Cerundolo – Bastad 22-July-2023

Andrey Rublev

Ranked no. 9, the Russian reached the semifinal after defeating Unknown Player bye, Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-4 7-5 and Fabian Marozsan 5-7 6-3 6-2.

In the quarter against Marozsan, Andrey recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 6-2). During the match, Rublev scored 98 points vs Marozsan’s 84. The Russian was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.

Regarding the service games, Rublev fired 10 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults. Overall, Andrey Rublev was pretty efficient on serve to win 74% (34/46) of his 1st serve and 55% (21/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Russian broke Marozsan 6 times after converting 40% of his break points (6/15).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Rublev has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.

Rublev has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (416-233). 11-5 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Rublev has an aggregate 108-66 record in the last years on clay.

His best result of the season was winning the title in Hong Kong where he beat Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4 and in Madrid where he defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 4-6 7-5 7-5.

Andrey has a composed 26-13 win-loss record in 2024, 11-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Umag

Francisco Cerundolo

Ranked no. 37, the Argentine reached the semifinal after beating Unknown Player bye, Matej Dodig 6-3 6-4 and Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 2-6 7-6(2).

In the quarter, Cerundolo defeated Sonego (6-4 2-6 7-6²).During the match Cerundolo scored less points (1) than Sonego. In fact, the world no. 9 won 91 points vs Sonego’s. That means that Cerundolo was more focused during the important points. The Argentine was quite aggressive to blast 50 winners.

Talking about serving, Cerundolo scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Francisco Cerundolo was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 74% (50/68) of his 1st serve and 59% (16/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Argentine was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Sonego once.

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Argentine has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.

The Argentine’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Rio de Janeiro.

Cerundolo has an aggregate 20-20 win-loss record in 2024, 17-12 on clay (See FULL STATS)

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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Rublev	Cerundolo
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	5	5
Tot Games	51	50
Pts	175-150	161-141
Total Points	325	302
Winners	64	78
%Winners	37%	48%

Both Rublev and Cerundolo played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Andrey Rublev lost 1 set, while Francisco Cerundolo dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Rublev and Cerundolo have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Rublev played 1 game more than Cerundolo. Rublev scored 64 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Cerundolo blasted 78 winners (48%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Rublev	Cerundolo
Aces	11	2
Avg per match	5.5	1
1st in	86/155	99/144
%1st in	55%	69%
1st pts	64/86	78/99
%1st pts	74%	79%
2nd pts	36/69	28/45
%2nd pts	52%	62%

Rublev scored 11 aces (5.5 per match). Cerundolo fired 2 aces (1 per match). Rublev won 74% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Cerundolo won 79% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Rublev	Cerundolo
Won	10	3
Converted	10/22	3/11
% Converted	45%	27%
Conceded	10	6
Saved	5	4
% Saved	50%	67%
Times Broken	5	2

Andrey broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Russian dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Francisco broke his opponents 3 times with a 27% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Rublev
	R2 Ugo	1/4 Marozsan	Total
Score	6-4 7-5	5-7 6-3 6-2
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	22	29	51
pts	77-66	98-84	175-150
Total points	143	182	325
Winners	30	34	64
%Winners	39%	35%	37%
SERVE
Aces	1	10	11
Double Faults	2	0	2
1st in	40/71	46/84	86/155
% 1st in	56%	55%	55%
1st pts	30/40	34/46	64/86
% 1st pts	75%	74%	74%
2nd pts	15/31	21/38	36/69
% 2nd pts	48%	55%	52%
Breaks
Won	4	6	10
Converted	4/7	6/15	10/22
Converted %	57%	40%	45%
Conceded	4	6	10
Saved	2/4	3/6	5
Saved %	50%	50%	50%
Times Broken	2	3	5

Cerundolo
	R2 Dodig	1/4 Sonego	Total
Score	6-3 6-4	6-4 2-6 7-62
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	19	31	50
pts	70-49	91-92	161-141
Total points	119	183	302
Winners	28	50	78
%Winners	40%	55%	48%
SERVE
Aces	1	1	2
Double Faults	4	2	6
1st in	31/49	68/95	99/144
% 1st in	63%	72%	69%
1st pts	28/31	50/68	78/99
% 1st pts	90%	74%	79%
2nd pts	12/18	16/27	28/45
% 2nd pts	67%	59%	62%
Breaks
Won	2	1	3
Converted	2/10	1/1	3/11
Converted %	20%	100%	27%
Conceded	0	6	6
Saved	0/0	4/6	4
Saved %	–	67%	34%
Times Broken	0	2	2

Tennis Scores in Umag

• Jakub MensikMensik – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (6-4 2-6 7-6²) – See score progression
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Dusan LajovicLajovic (5-7 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (5-7 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Manuel Guinard/Gregoire JacqGuinard/Gregoire Jacq – Yuki Bhambri/Albano OlivettiBhambri/Albano Olivetti (6-4 1-6 10-6) – See score progression
• Fernando Romboli/Marcelo ZormannRomboli/Marcelo Zormann – Nicolas Barrientos/Francisco CabralBarrientos/Francisco Cabral (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Dusan LajovicLajovic (5-7 6-3 6-0) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Andrey RublevRublev – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (1-1) – H2H and prediction