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Auger-Aliassime vs Rublev: ATP Rotterdam – round of 16
Two former ATP Rotterdam champions will face each other of the round of 16 stage in this year’s tournament.
Felix Auger-Aliassime Profile
Felix Auger-Aliassime is currently 28th in the ATP rankings, and his career high was No. 6. The Canadians are 6-4 for the season and 4-2 on indoor hard tournaments.
Suger-Aliassime is coming off a tough win over Maxime Cressy in two tiebreaks. This is his sixth appearance in Rotterdam, and he won the title in 2022 after losing the final two years prior.
Last week, Auger-Aliassime lost to Zhuhai Zheng in the second round in Marseille. Earlier this season, he made it to the semifinals in Montpellier, the third round at the Australian Open, and the round of 16 in Auckland.
Andrey Rublev Profile
Andrey Rublev is enjoying the highest ranking of his career, being No. 5 in the world. The Russian is 9-1 for the season, with his only loss coming in the quarterfinal of the Australian Open to Jannik Sinner.
Rublev is coming off a 7-5, 6-3 win over Zizou Bergs in the first round in Rotterdam. He won this tournament in 2021, but last year he lost in the opening round to Alex de Minaur.
Rublev started the season by winning the title in Hong Kong, which is his 15th in his career.
Head-to-Head – Rublev leads 4-1
- Rublev vs Auger-Aliassime 7-6, 7-6 (2023, Boodles Tennis Challenge)
- Rublev vs Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 7-6 (2022, ATP Marseille, final)
- Auger-Aliassime vs Rublev 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 (2022 ATP Rotterdam, semifinal)
- Rublev vs Auger-Aliassime 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 (2020 ATP Adelaide, semifinal)
- Rublev vs Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 (2018 ATP Umag, und of 16)
Prediction and Conclusion
Rublev is playing the best tennis of his career, and he is expected to go even higher than his current rankings. Auger-Aliassime is trying to get back in the top 10 after a difficult season last year. Both players have previously won the title in Rotterdam, but one of them will have to pack his bags in the early stage of the tournament. Rublev has been way more consistent than the Canadian and has won four of their previous five matches, and he will add another win, probably in straight sets.
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