Roberto Bautista Agut and Andrey Rublev will play against each other in the first round of the Adelaide International 1. The match will start on January 3 at 11:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2) for Rublev – 1.64.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 22 – 1.74.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 1.96.
The last two head-to-head encounters between the two players ended in a win for Rublev. We think Andrey will win this one as well. Andrey showed good tennis in the exhibition tournaments on the eve of the start of the new season, where he defeated Coric and Alcaraz Garfia. Expect Rublev to have a productive game at the Adelaide tournament.
The tennis players have previously played each other eight times and most of the matches ended in two sets. However, we believe that the upcoming match will be tight and will most likely be played in three sets.
Bautista Agut starts the new season as the world’s #21. He won two tournaments last season – in Doha and Kitzbühel.
In another, Mallorca, the Spaniard reached the final. In the decisive match, Roberto lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas (4-6, 6-3, 6-7).
The main disappointment for Bautista-Agut was his poor showing at Grand Slam tournaments. In Australia, he reached the third round, then he lost in his first match at the US Open to American J.J. Wolf. At Roland Garros, Roberto had an injury and had to withdraw from Wimbledon after reaching the second round due to COVID-19.
Bautista-Agut did not win any matches in Gijon and Napoli in the autumn but reached the quarter-finals in Astana and the semi-finals in Basel.
Bautista Agut has won eight of his previous ten first-round matches.
Rublev had a strong showing in the middle of the month at an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi. He beat Borna Coric (7-6, 6-4) in the first match, but the real surprise came later.
In the semi-finals, Andrey defeated Carlos Alcaraz (6-2, 6-1). It was the Spaniard’s first match after injury, but even with this nuance, he was very impressive in his victory over the world #1.
Rublev lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final match. The Greek was better in the third set, in which Andrey took only two games.
Rublev won the Adelaide tournament in 2020.
Rublev has lost three of his last five encounters against lower-ranked opponents.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Roberto Bautista Agut’s Rating – 21
Roberto Bautista Agut Wins/Losses in 2022 – 0/0
Andrey Rublev’s Rating – 8
Andrey Rublev Wins/Losses in 2022 – 0/0
In 3 of Rublev’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games Under 9.5” with odds of 1.96.
The score is tied at 4-4 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Italian Open in 2021. In that match, Rublev defeated Bautista-Agut (6-4, 6-4) in two sets.
The match will be played in Center Court, Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia.
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