Alexander Zverev vs Andrey Rublev Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Finals

Prediction published on 10/11/2024, 10:15  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 12/11/2024 at 10:01 in ATP Finals Predictions

Alexander Zverev takes on Andrey Rublev in his opening match in this year's ATP Tour Finals. This is a round-robin group match with the other two players to be faced being Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud. Read our match prediction.

Zverev is the second seed in this tournament and won the Paris Masters in his last event.  That was his second singles title of the year but his first on hard courts. The German leads Rublev 6-3 in previous meetings and their last match saw Zverev beat Rublev in this tournament last year 6-4 6-4. Zverev had lost his last three matches against Rublev before that win in Turin last year. He's won five of their seven hard court matches.

Andrey Rublev is the world number nine but was eighth in the ATP Race. The Russian has also won two singles titles in 2024, one on hard courts way back in January. He's playing in these finals for the fifth time but only in 2022 did he reach the knockout stages and lost in the semi-final.

Recent form has seen him lose in the quarter-finals of this month's Moselle Open. He hasn't got past the last eight of a tournament since being runner-up in Montreal three months ago. We tip Zverev to win this in straight sets.