Alexander Zverev vs Andrey Rublev Prediction: Betting on the German to win

World No. 10 Alexander Zverev will face No. 5 Andrei Rublev of Russia in the quarter-finals of the Vienna Tennis Tournament. Despite the ranking, the German is a slight favourite in the pairing, although Andrei won the last two head-to-head meetings.

Zverev played a good tournament in Beijing, where he reached the semi-finals and lost to Medvedev. The Germans failed in Shanghai and Tokyo. In Vienna, Alexander was stronger than Austrian Ofner and Briton Norrie, beating them both in two sets. The match against Norrie lasted an hour and 21 minutes, and Zverev won it 6:2, 6:4. During the game, Alexander made nine aces with zero double faults and won 80% of points on the first serve and 30% on the second.

Andrey also achieved two 2:0 victories in Vienna. First, Rublev was stronger than Popyrin, and after that, Arnaldi. The match against the Italian lasted an hour and 27 minutes, and Rublev won 7:5, 6:3. During the game, the Russian made six aces with zero double faults and won 83% of points on the first serve and 63% on the second. It should be noted that before the tournament in Vienna, Andrey had a good Masters in Shanghai, where he reached the final and lost to Hurkacz only on a tie-break in the third game.

It is an extremely important meeting in the light of the fight for a place at the Final tournament. The guys are direct competitors for the four remaining positions at the World Tour Finals, so expect a real battle. In 2023, Rublev beat Zverev in head-to-head meetings on Dubai hard and Bastad court. But it's worth noting that Zverev has improved significantly in the second half of the season compared to the first half. Plus, Zverev, although he lost both their head-to-heads to Andrey in 2023, has an advantage over the Russian in his career overall. We are on the side of the German, who has shown great behavior in the first rounds of the Vienna event.