Second seed Andrey Rublev of Russia will take on fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina in the semifinal of the 2023 Swedish Open on Saturday, July 22. Get the predictions and odds of this Andrey Rublev v Francisco Cerundolo match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Andrey Rublev v Francisco Cerundolo Head to Head
Cerundolo won their only previous meeting in Hamburg last year and that was a one-sided contest.
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Rublev Powers Past Zverev
He made it to the semifinals on his Bastad debut last year and the Russian is back into the final four with a straight sets win over Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinal on Friday.
Rublev was not broken by the German in the quarterfinal clash as he saved 2 of 2 break points. Meanwhile, the world no. 7 held 5 break points in the entire contest and he converted three of them to complete 6-2, 6-3 victory in just 69 minutes.
Rublev had started his Swedish Open campaign in the second round, where he knocked out Pavel Kotov 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).
Rubev has had a great run this year and a win on Saturday will take him into his 22nd final and a fifth in 2023.
A 13-time tour level champion, Rublev has won just one title this year and that was his maiden ATP 1000 title in Monte Carlo. In the other tournaments, he finished runner-up in Dubai, Banja Luka and the Halle Open in Belgium.
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Cerundolo Knocks Out Coria
Fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo won the battle of Argentines in straight sets on Friday to extend his winning run in Bastad to seven matches.
Cerundolo is the defending champion and had won the title last year by beating Sebastian Baez in the final.
The world no. 20 began this year’s tournament in the second round after receiving a first round bye and he got off to a good start scoring a 6-2, 6-3 win over Luca Van Assche.
In the quarterfinal on Friday, Federico Coria gave him a tough fight in the first set, but Cerundolo managed to win the opening set by winning five consecutive games. He then dominated the second set to register a 6-3, 6-3 victory.
Cerundolo, a strong clay court player, will be aiming to reach a fifth ATP final with a win on Saturday. He has a 1-3 record in clay finals and a 1-0 record in grass final. Cerundolo won the grass title in Eastbourne this year. He had also reached the final in Lyon but went down to Arthur Fils.
Can he reach a second straight final in Bastad?
Rublev v Cerundolo Prediction and Tip
Rublev’s experience and his his fine form give him slight edge in this contest. Expect him to
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Rublev to win: 4/7
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 26.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 ATP Bastad will be played from July 17 to 23. 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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