Prediction Of Rublev Vs Fokina H2H, Who Will Win At ATP China Open 2024?

What Time Will Andrey Rublev Play Against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina?

Rublev and Fokina are on the Day 4 Schedule at China Open 2024 on Sunday 29 September 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Andrey Rublev and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina have faced each other four times in the past. Rublev has won all four of their previous encounters.

Their first meeting was at the 2020 Roland Garros on clay, where Rublev won with a score of 7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. Their second match took place at the 2023 Dubai tournament on hard court, with Rublev again emerging as the victor in a closely contested match, winning 1-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(3).

They faced each other twice in ATP Masters 1000 events. In the 2023 Rome tournament on clay, Rublev won 7-6(8), 6-3, and in the same year at the Madrid tournament, also on clay, Rublev came out on top with a score of 7-6(10), 6-4.

Andrey Rublev is currently 26 years old and ranked as World No. 6. His career-high ranking was No. 5. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 38-18 and has won two titles. In the Beijing tournament in 2017, he reached the quarter-finals with a record of 6-4.

Rublev’s progress in the tennis world has been notable. He broke into the Top 20 in January 2020, reached the Top 10 in October 2020, and entered the Top 5 in September 2021. He achieved his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the 2023 Monte-Carlo tournament, where he came back from a set down in both the semi-finals and final. He then went on to win his second title at the 2024 Madrid tournament, defeating the double-defending champion who was ranked No. 3 at the time.

Throughout his career, Rublev has achieved significant victories against top-ranked players. He defeated No. 3 Rafael Nadal at the 2021 Monte-Carlo tournament, No. 2 Daniil Medvedev at the 2021 Cincinnati tournament, and No. 1 Jannik Sinner at the 2024 Montreal tournament en route to the ATP Masters 1000 finals. He also secured his 11th ATP Tour title at the 2022 Belgrade tournament by defeating No. 1 Novak Djokovic.

Rublev has been successful in winning titles and matches. He led the tour with 5 titles in 2020 and tied for the tour-lead with 41 victories in the same year. He also won 4 titles in a row at ATP 500 events from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, he has reached the quarter-finals of Grand Slam tournaments 10 times and made it to the semi-finals of the 2022 Nitto ATP Finals. He achieved a gold medal in the All-ROC mixed doubles final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics partnering with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

In team events in 2021, Rublev had a strong performance, going 9-1 in singles and 4-1 in doubles. He swept titles at the ATP Cup, Laver Cup, and Davis Cup.

It is worth noting that Rublev has a favorable record against Spanish players, with a 9-1 record in his last 10 matches against them, including victories over Carlos Alcaraz and Pablo Carreno Busta. If Rublev manages to win in the second round, it will be the second time he owns a 5-0 lead in a Lexus ATP Head2Head, with the first time being against Damir Dzumhur. This victory would also mark Rublev’s 11th quarterfinal appearance in 2024, after winning titles in Hong Kong and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid.

Regarding the hard court win leaders in the 2024 ATP Tour, Rublev is currently third with a record of 27-10. His notable achievement on hard court this year was winning the title in Hong Kong.

On the other hand, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, aged 25, is currently ranked World No. 64. His career-high ranking was No. 21, achieved in August 2023. He improved his year-end ranking for the eighth consecutive year in 2023, finishing at No. 26.

Davidovich Fokina had some notable performances in his career, such as breaking Djokovic nine times in a match at the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo, where he defeated the then-World No. 1 to reach his first ATP Tour final. He reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2021 Roland Garros and his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal at the 2021 Monte Carlo tournament. He also won the Wimbledon boys’ singles title in 2017 with a record of 20-1.

Outside of tennis, Davidovich Fokina has a passion for cats and launched Adoptas.org in 2021, a pet adoption platform aimed at connecting people looking to adopt or foster pets with shelters and rescues in Spain.

In terms of his performance against top-ranked players this season, Davidovich Fokina has a record of 3-13 against players in the Top 50. However, he has achieved notable wins over No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz in the United Cup round-robin stage and No. 5 Daniil Medvedev at the ATP Masters 1000 Montreal in the second round. He also won against No. 41 Zhang in the first round of the Beijing tournament. He aims to reach his 23rd tour-level quarterfinal, marking his fourth of the season, following his performances in Marseille, Dubai, and Atlanta.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Rublev will win.
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