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Andrey Rublev vs Alexei Popyrin: ATP Montreal – Final
Andrey Rublev and Alexei Popyrin will face each other in the final of the ATP Montreal.
Andrey Rublev Profile
Andrey Rublev is eighth in the ATP rankings, three spots lower than his career high. The Russian is 34-15 for the season and 19-6 on hard surface.
Rublev is coming off a 6-4, 6-2 semifinal win over Matteo Arnaldi. Previously in the tournament, Rublev defeated the world No. 1 Jannik Sinner 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 and had no problems against Brandon Nakashima and Tomas Martin Etcheverry in straight sets.
Last week in Washington, he lost in the quarterfinal to Frances Tiafoe, 6-4, 7-6.
He won two titles this season in Hong Kong and Madrid.
This is his third appearance in Montreal, and this is the furthest he has gone.
Alexei Popyrin Profile
Alexei Popyrin has the highest ranking of his career being No. 30 in the world. The Australian is 22-16 for the season and 12-4 on hard.
He is coming off a 7-6, 6-3 win over Sebastian Korda in the semifinal. Previously in the tournament, Popyrin defeated Hubert Hurkacz, Grigor Dimitrov, Ben Shelton and Tomas Machac.
Besides this, he reached the semifinal in Doha this season where he lost to Karen Khachanov.
This is his fourth appearance in Montreal, and this is the furthest he has gone.
Head-to-Head Tied 1-1
- Popyrin vs Rublev 6-4, 6-4 (2024 ATP Monte Carlo, second round)
- Rublev vs Popyrin 7-6, 6-4 (2023 ATP Vienna, first round)
Prediction and Conclusion
This was a difficult week in Montreal with rain delays, and most of the players needed to play two games in a day. The last two standing are Andrey Rublev and Alexei Popyrin, who has reached his first final at the ATP Masters tour. The Australian defeated two top-10 players on his way to get here and will have to bat another one in order to get the biggest trophy in his career. Rublev has had many ups and downs this season, but he is aware of the opportunity and will use his extra quality tonight to get to the title.
