Andrey Rublev vs Francisco Cerundolo Prediction: Andrey Rublev will advance

Andrey Rublev and Francisco Cerundolo are drawn against each other in the semi finals of the ATP Umag tournament. This will be the third meeting between both players in their careers and a chance for one of them to lead in the h2h as they are both currently tied 1:1.

Andrey Rublev defeated Fabian Marozsan in the quarter finals while Franciscso Cerundolo defeated Lorenzo Sonego in the quarter finals to also enter into the semi final.

Andrey Rublev ranks 9th on the ATP ranking and that places him as the favorite to beat Francisco Cerundolo in this match. The Russian tennis player hopes to get his second win over Cerundolo after defeating him in the ATP Bastad in Sweden last year.

Andrey Rublev won his first match in the tournament against Camilo Ugo Carabelli, beating him in straight sets by a 6-4,7-5 score. And in his last match against Fabian Marozsan in the quarter final stage, Andrey Rublev won the game in 3 sets and the score was 5-7,6-3,6-2.

Stats shows Andrey Rublev has a 25-13 singles record this year while also winning 2 titles already.

ATP number 37th Francisco Cerundolo will go head-to-head with Andrey Rublev in the semi final of the ATP Umag. Cerundolo is currently tied on the h2h with Andrey Rublev and he hopes to get the second win here. He won their first meeting at the ATP Hamburg in 2022, but he lost the second meeting a year later.

Francisco Cerundolo played 2 matches so far in this tournament and he beat Matej Dodig in the round of 16, in straight sets (6-3,6-4). And then in the quarter final, he defeated Lorenzo Sonego in 3 sets by a 6-4,2-6,7-6 score.

Francisco Cerundolo has a 19-20 win-loss record in singles this year and 85-78 in his career.

Andrey Rublev ranks higher on the ATP and that means he is the better player and the favorite to win this match. Andrey Rublev is popular for his aggressive baseline play and powerful forehand while Cerundolo balances his attack and defensive play. And in terms of surface, Andrey Rublev is strong on hard courts and clay but he is more formidable on the hardcourts, while Cerundolo is stronger on clay surface.

We chose Andrey Rublev to win this match because of his aggressive play style, consistency and experience at high levels.

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