World number eight Andrey Rublev will be up against the 13th-ranked Taylor Fritz in the third round of the 2022 ATP Cincinnati Open on Thursday, August 18. Get the live streaming options of this Andrey Rublev v Taylor Fritz match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Andrey Rublev v Taylor Fritz Head to Head
There have been four previous meetings between these two players and Fritz leads his opponent 3-1. All of these matches have come in hard court tournaments, indoors and outdoors included.
They had featured in a match earlier this year at the Indian Wells Open, with Fritz winning it in straight sets to advance to the final.
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Rublev Pushed to the Limits by Fognini
Following back to back defeats in Washington and Montreal, all eyes were on Rublev coming into his second round encounter against Fabio Fognini. The Russian has looked slightly off-rhythm and that came through in his victory.
Taking on an out-of-form player and one who prefers his time on clay, Rublev could have been expected to steamroll Fognini. Instead Rublev was on court for nearly two and a half hours to squeak past his Italian opponent in three sets.
Rublev won 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 6-2 but what was interesting to note was the Rublev faced just three break-points in the entire match and was broken once. It came very early in the match, in the first set, and once he had broken back there was no looking back for the Russian as far as his serving was concerned.
He did muff up a set-point in the first set, before slowly clawing back into the encounter in the second set and taking full control in the decider.
In Fritz, Rublev has a way stiffer opponent up against him.
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Fritz Brushes Kyrgios Aside
With the kind of form that Nick Kyrgios is in, it wasn’t surprising to see him start off an 8/11 favourite in his second round match against Fritz. The American, however, flew past Kyrgios in a match that lasted a mere 51 minutes.
Fritz won 6-3, 6-2 and later attributed the performance to a lot of things coming right at the same time in recent times.
It was expected to be a power-packed match with both players having strong serves and groundstrokes to quell the other’s threat but in the end, Fritz served down 16 aces, faced no break-points and broke Kyrgios three times.
With that kind of form and despite having lost in the third round at both, Washington and Montreak, Fritz’s confidence would be soaring in the lead-up to this match against Rublev.
Rublev v Fritz Prediction and Tip
Given how this duo has played in recent times, it is no surprise Fritz is a favourite here. If Fritz plays to his strength, wouldn’t be surprised to see him carve out a straight-set victory too.
Tip: Fritz to win in straight sets: 6/4 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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