Alexandre Muller vs Andrey Rublev Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Italian Open

Prediction published on 12/05/2024, 05:41  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 14/05/2024 at 11:50 in ATP Italian Open Predictions

Andrey Rublev continues his bid to win back-to-back Masters tournaments. He's seeded fourth in the Italian Open and faces qualifier Alexandre Muller in the last 32. There are no top 20 seeded players between Rublev and the last eight. The next round will see a match against either 21st seed Nicolas Jarry or wild card Stefano Napolitano. Rublev won the Madrid Masters last weekend, coming from behind to beat Felix Auger-Aliassime after losing the first set. He's sixth in the live rankings and a place higher in the Live ATP Race. The Russian reached the fourth round in Rome last year and his best performance is getting to the last eight in 2021. This week he's beaten Marcos Giron in three sets after losing the opening one.

Now he takes on French player Alexandre Muller who was ranked 109th in the last published rankings list. Muller had to win two qualifying matches to make it into the main draw. He struggled in his first match and needed to come from a set down to get past Emilio Nava. Muller then beat Radu Albot in straight sets to reach the first round proper. That saw him take on Marton Fucsovics and again he won after dropping the opening set. That set up an all-French clash with 31st seed Arthur Fils who he beat in straight sets. He's now 101st in the live rankings but could go as high as 88th if beating Rublev. In the Live ATP Race, he's climbed from 124th to 98th. He's yet to get past the last 32 on clay this year and we tip Rublev to win in straight sets..