Andrey Rublev vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas 4/18/21 - ATP Monte Carlo, Monaco Men Singles Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 04/17/2021 at 7:27 PM ET
In the final of the 2020 ATP Monte Carlo Masters, Stefanos Tsitsipas is set to play against Andrey Rublev from Russia.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has had an outstanding tournament and the Greek superstar enters this match having won his previous outing in straight sets against Dan Evans. It was a dominant performance by Stefanos Tsitsiaps as he only lost 3 games in the entire match. It has been a relatively easy draw for Stefanos Tsitsipas but he has managed to do all that is needed and enters this match having won all 8 sets he has played. This will be the biggest challenge of the tournament for Stefanos Tsitsipas but the Greek superstar will be optimistic considering his recent form.
On the other side of the coin, Andrey Rublev also enters this match having won his previous match in straight sets. Rublev defeated Casper Ruud with the Russian impressing with his receiving. During the win, Andrey Rublev won 50% of his receiving points which allowed him to break his opponent’s serve on 5 occasions. It has been a big tournament for Andrey Rublev as he defeated Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinal stage of the tournament. This has been an outstanding season for Andrey Rublev as he has already won 2 titles and has made numerous semifinal appearances already.
Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas have played each other 6 times in the past with both players winning on 3 occasions. The most recent match between these two players was earlier in the season at ATP Rotterdam where Andrey Rublev won in straight sets.
This should be a close match between two elite players. That being said, I am going to pick Andrey Rublev to win this match. Rublev has had an outstanding 2021 season and will have the momentum having recently beaten Tsitsipas and also having beaten Nadal in this tournament. I see Andrey Rublev winning this match in 3 sets.
