Nikoloz Basilashvili and Andrey Rublev will fight against each other in the 1st round of Western & Southern Open for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 11:00 am on COURT 11.
Nikoloz Basilashvili: results and record
Ranked no. 17, the Georgean will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in Montreal where he lost 7-5 5-7 7-65 to Zverev in the 3rd round the 8th of August.
The Georgean has a 22-17 win-loss record in 2019, 10-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was winning the title in Hamburg where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Last year in Cincinnati
The Georgean didn’t play in Cincinnati in 2018.
Andrey Rublev: results and record
Ranked no. 70, Rublev got to the 1st round after defeating Bernard Tomic 2-1 ret. and Mikhail Kukushkin 3-6 6-4 6-3.
Rublev’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Hamburg and the Indian Wells Challenger.
Andrey has a 29-19 win-loss record in 2019, 16-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cincinnati
Andrey lost in the 1st round 7-5 6-3 to Kei Nishikori.
Western & Southern Open Live score and result Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Andrey Rublev
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Prediction and head to head Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Andrey Rublev
This will be the 3rd time that Nikoloz Basilashvili and Andrey Rublev clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Basilashvili (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Basilashvili won 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the final in Hamburg back in July 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nikoloz Basilashvili who should win in 3 sets.
Nikoloz Basilashvili -> 1.61
Andrey Rublev -> 2.20
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