Seventh seed Andrey Rublev of Russia will meet Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori in the second round of the 2023 ATP Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday, August 15. Get the predictions and odds of this Andrey Rublev v Emil Ruusuvuori match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Andrey Rublev v Emil Ruusuvuori Head to Head
Rublev won both their previous meetings, in Dubai in 2021 and at the Australian Open this year.
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Andrey Rublev brings a 40-16 season record into the Cincinnati Masters. but the world no. 8 has not been in good form in the last two tournaments.
Rublev went down to Daniel Altmaier in the second round in Hamburg and he then lost his opening match at the Canadian Open last week, going down to Mackenzie McDonald in straight sets in the round of 32.
The Russian will look to return to form in Cincinnati, where he has an 8-5 record. He reached the final in 2021, but finished runner-up to Alexander Zverev. In his other notable performance in the tournament he was a quarterfinalist in 2019. He could only reach the round of 16 last year.
Rublev, who won his first Masters 1000 title in Monte-Carlos this year, has featured in five finals this year. However, he has won just two titles, which includes the Swedish Open title in addition to the Monte-Carlo success.
Can Rublev regain form and make another deep run in Cincinnati?
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Ruusuvuori Eases Past Moutet
World no. 60 Emil Ruusuvuori eased past qualifier Corentin Moutet in the first round on Monday.
The Finnish player needed just an hour and 32 minutes to beat the Frenchman 6-4, 6-2.
Dominant throughout the match, Ruusuvuori did not face a single break point in the match, while he converted 3 of 5 to beat the world no. 77.
The Finn won 81% points on his first serve in the match and dropped just five points of his serve in the entire second set.
A semifinalist in ‘s-Hertogenbosch and a quarterfinalist in Miami this year, Ruusuvuori has struggled with consistency at times this season. Can he go past the second round in Cincinnati for the firs time in his career?
Rublev v Ruusuvuori Prediction and Tip
Rublev is the favourite here. He has dominated their rivalry and is the better player as well. Expect him to remain perfect against the world no. 60.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Rublev to win: 1/4
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 23.5 games in the match: 4/5
The 2023 ATP Cincinnati Open will be played from August 13 to 20. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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