Rublev with compulsory task against compatriot!

The previous year, Russian professionals were still barred from participating in Wimbledon. But after the threat of financial sanctions by the ATP, the British organiser bowed, which is why players with the Russian passport are now allowed again.

Now there will even be an all-Russian duel between Andrey Rublev and Aslan Karatsev in the 2nd round. Tips and odds are available from the betting base! The first-mentioned professional has only played one grass court tournament in 2023, but his performance in Halle was particularly successful. He reached the final of the Terra Wortmann Open.

For this reason, too, the betting odds on Andrey Rublev against Aslan Karatsev are clearly in favour of the number seven in the world rankings. In the following text we clarify whether rightly or not.

Andrey Rublev – statistics & current form

Even though the professional from Moscow had to admit defeat to Alexander Bublik from Kazakhstan in the final of the lawn tournament in Halle, Westphalia, the participation in the final was still a success.

On the other hand, this will be of little consolation to Rublev, especially in view of the fact that he already reached the final in Halle in 2021, but also lost out to the Frenchman Ugo Humbert. As a result of this defeat, the Russian, who is coached by Fernando Vicente, will have to wait for his first success on grass.

This dry spell shows that the surface is not one of his favourites, as he otherwise has no lack of tournament successes. The former number one in the world junior rankings has already celebrated 13 triumphs on the ATP Tour in the course of his career! Rublev has already won another tournament in 2023.

He won the title on clay in Monte Carlo. It was his first Masters win and his nerves of steel were impressive: in the semi-final against the US American Fritz and in the final against the Dane Rune, he won both after losing the first set!

Success in Wimbledon is expandable

Another indication that he still has room for improvement on grass is a look at his record in Grand Slam tournaments. In Paris, Melbourne and New York, the 25-year-old’s best results were multiple quarter-final appearances.

At Wimbledon alone, he has only made it to the round of 16, and on top of that only once two years ago when he last took part in the tournament. At the moment, however, his relationship with the grass has obviously improved.

This is evidenced not only by his appearance in the final in Halle, but also by his two exhibition wins at the picturesquely situated Boodles Challenge in Stoke Poges and, of course, his successful debut in the Wimbledon tournament. In the first round, Rublev faced the Australian Max Purcell. Against the professional from Down Under, the Russian took the role of the clear favourite and he lived up to this description in the best possible way.

In three sets, he finished off the number 64 in the world rankings. Moreover, the right-hander only needed about 90 minutes for the smooth victory, which is why the match took comparatively little energy. In addition, he demonstrated a high level of concentration in the decisive phases of the match – he made use of all five break chances!

In view of the starting position described above, predictions and odds on a victory for the Russian, including a handicap of – 5.5 games for him, in the duel between Andrey Rublev and Aslan Karatsev are also worth considering.

Aslan Karatsev – Statistics & current form

The 29-year-old started the tournament at the All England Club with a four-set win over Luca van Asche. In contrast to Rublev’s roughly 90-minute walk, the duel cost considerably more energy with more than 200 minutes of play.

Moreover, the player from Vladikavkaz could not be satisfied with his service. He produced eight double faults and only a little more than half of his first serves landed in the court. Even before the start in Wimbledon, the results on grass were mixed for the world number 50.

In Stuttgart on the Killesberg, the Russian had to bow out in the second round and in Halle, after two wins in the qualifying round, he was eliminated in the first round against the Italian Sonego.

Maximum 37 games in the Russian duel?

As he can be considered a weaker player compared to Rublev anyway, the match between Andrey Rublev and Aslan Karatsev also offers tips and betting odds on less than 37.5 games. Karatsev is not expected to put up much of a fight. Rather, a clear victory by Rublev with comparatively few games as already in the first round against Purcell, when the match was over after 31 games, is indicated.

Andrey Rublev – Aslan Karatsev Direct comparison / H2H balance

Andrey Rublev and Aslan Karatsev have only faced each other once before. The clash took place in the semi-finals of the 2021 Dubai tournament on hard court and ended in a surprising 2-1 victory for Karatsev, who went on to secure the tournament title and triumph on the ATP Tour for the first time

Andrey Rublev – Aslan Karatsev Tip

In the Russian second round showdown between Andrey Rublev and Aslan Karatsev, tips and odds are recommended on Rublev to win in three sets. Admittedly, grass is not Rublev’s favourite surface, but he is currently performing well on it.

He recently reached the final in Halle and his debut in the current competition at Wimbledon was convincing. Another factor in favour of predicting an outright victory from him is that his opponent’s notable marks on grass are even more sparse.

Instead, his three tournament victories on the ATP Tour were each on hard court. Moreover, in his first-round match at Wimbledon, he revealed various deficiencies in his game, such as a shaky serve.

This led to a double-digit number of break chances for his opponent van Assche, who could only use two. Now Karatsev faces a stronger opponent who will certainly be much more efficient in dealing with such opportunities.