Jannik Sinner vs Andrey Rublev Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Miami

Prediction published on 27/03/2023, 10:40  by Steve Ashfield in Tennis Predictions

Jannik Sinner is only seeded tenth for the Miami Masters but can beat the sixth seed Andrey Rublev. The winner of this match will take on either 26th seeded Botic van de Zandschlup or unseeded Emil Russuvouri in the last eight. Sinner began this Miami Masters ranked 11th but is up to tenth in the live rankings and seventh in the Live ATP rankings. A win for Sinner will see him making his fifth last eight appearance of 2023. His best performance this year has been reaching the final in Rotterdam where he was beaten by Daniil Medvedev. Since then, he's made it to the last four in Indian Wells but was unable to take a set off Carlos Alcaraz, who he could meet again in Miami. So far in this Masters tournament, Sinner has had two straight sets wins over Laslo Djere and Grigor Dimitrov making it six wins from his last seven matches.

Andrey Rublev was ranked seventh at the start of this tournament but up a place in the live rankings. He'd have to win the title to have a chance of moving up to fifth. Rublev is currently 12th in the ATP Live Race. This year has seen the Russian reach three quarter finals. His best week was in Dubai where he lost to Daniil Medvedev in the final. His last four tournaments have seen him beaten by a player who began the week ranked lower than him. In Miami, Rublev has won both of his matches in straight sets. After beating JJ Wolf, he disposed of 29th seeded Miomir Kecmanovic for the loss of just three games. A win over Sinner would be his 250th on the ATP Tour.  There have been four previous meetings between the pair and they are level at 2-2. This is only the second hard court match they've played and Sinner won the other one though only three games were played before Rublev retired injured. Their last meeting also saw Sinner win after Rublev retired. Hopefully, this will go the distance and we believe Sinner can get the win.