Alexander Bublik vs Andrey Rublev Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Dubai Open

Prediction published on 29/02/2024, 13:56  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 29/02/2024 at 14:59 in Tennis Predictions

Second seed Andrey Rublev faces the seventh seeded Alexander Bublik for a place in the Dubai Tennis Championship final. For the winner, the final will see them playing either top seeded Daniil Medvedev (also the title holder) or fifth seed Ugo Humbert. Rublev began this tournament ranked sixth in the world but reaching this semi-final has taken him above Alexander Zverev into fifth in the live rankings. He's having an incredibly consistent year with at least the quarter final reached in each of the five tournaments he's played this year. Three times he's lost in the quarter finals but he won the title in Hong Kong last month. This week has seen him get to the last four with only one set lost. In his quarter final, he took the first set against Sebastian Korda, who then retired when 4-3 down in the second.

Alexander Bublik is up to a career high 20th in the live rankings.  A win over Rublev will take him up to 19th place. Bublik also saw his opponent retire injured in the second set of his quarter final. He was up against unseeded Jiri Lehecka and was 6-4 4-1 up when his opponent called it a day. Bublik has also won one title this year, that was indoors in Montpellier. He's only dropped one set so far in this outdoor hard court event. That was in the first round against qualifier Tomas Machac.  He trails Rublev 4-2 in previous meetings and 3-1 on hard courts, all indoors. We tip Rublev to make his second final of the year.