Sixth seed Andrey Rublev of Russia will take on 27th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain in the third round of the 2023 ATP Rome Open on Sunday, May 14. Get the predictions and odds of this Andrey Rublev v Alejandro Davidovich Fokina match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Andrey Rublev v Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Head to Head
Rublev leads 2-0. He won at the French Open in 2020 and in Dubai this year.
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Rublev Rolls Past Molcan
World no. 6 Andrey Rublev defeated Alex Molcan in straight sets in the second round of the Rome Masters on Saturday to remain strong on clay in 2023.
The Russian saved both the break points that he faced against the world no. 59 and converted 2 of 6 break points to win the rain-interrupted contest 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 19 minutes.
Thanks to the win Rublev is now 24-10 in 2023. While he was excellent on hard courts, he has been ever better on clay, claiming his first Masters 1000 title in Monte-Carlo. He followed it up with a runner-up finish in Banja Luka, but went down to Karen Khachanov in the round of 16 in Madrid. However, he paired with Khachanov to win the Madrid doubles title for his first Masters 1000 doubles title.
Earlier this year, Rublev was a finalist in Dubai and also made it to the last eight at the Australian Open.
In Rome, he is playing for the fourth time. His best was a quarterfinal appearance in 2021. He will need to win the next two matches to equal his best.
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Davidovich Fokina Ousts Pella
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina started off his fourth Rome Masters campaign with a win as the 27th seed knocked out Guido Pella in the second round of the tournament on Saturday.
Davidovich Fokina bagelled the Argentine in the first set and then edged the second set tiebreak to win the match 6-0, 7-6 (7-4). He could have finished the match before, but Pella had saved three match points in the 10th game.
The Spaniard saved 4 of 5 break points and converted 4 of 11 to win the match in an hour and 39 minutes.
Davidovich Fokina improved his season record to 17-12, while on clay he is 6-4. Last year’s Monte-Carlo runner-up has had a decent record this year, having reached 5 quarterfinals, 3 on hard and 2 on clay.
Can he continue putting up strong performances in Rome?
Rublev v Davidovich Fokina Prediction and Tip
Rublev has the superior record against the Spaniard, the Russian is also the better player, and in terrific form. Expect Rublev to move into the round of 32.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Rubev to win: 1/2
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 22.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 ATP Rome Open will be played from May 9 to 21. 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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