

What Time Will Andrey Rublev Play Against Alexandre Muller?
Rublev and Muller are on the Day 4 Schedule at Bnp Paribas Nordic Open 2024 on Thursday 17 October 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, 26 years old and ranked World No. 7, will be facing off against Alexandre Muller in their second head-to-head matchup. Muller currently leads the head-to-head with a 1-0 record.
Rublev, a former World No. 1 junior, made his breakthrough into the Top 20 in January 2020, the Top 10 in October 2020, and the Top 5 in September 2021. He achieved his first ATP Masters 1000 title in 2023 at Monte-Carlo, where he came back from a set down in both the semifinals and the final. He continued his success by defeating the double-defending champion Carlos Alcaraz en route to his second ATP title at the 2024 Madrid tournament. Rublev has notable victories over top-ranked players such as Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, and Jannik Sinner at various tournaments. He also won against Novak Djokovic to secure his 11th ATP Tour title in 2022 at Belgrade. Rublev has been a dominant force on the tour, leading with five titles in 2020 and tying for the tour lead with 41 victories. He had a remarkable streak of 23 consecutive wins and four consecutive titles at ATP 500 events from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, Rublev has reached the quarterfinals of Grand Slam tournaments ten times and made appearances in the semifinals of the 2022 Nitto ATP Finals. He also won a gold medal in the All-ROC mixed doubles final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, partnering with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Rublev’s performance in team events was outstanding in the 2021 season, where he achieved titles at the ATP Cup, Laver Cup, and Davis Cup. For his upcoming match, Rublev aims to continue his streak of achieving at least 40 wins for the fifth consecutive season. He is currently ranked No. 8 in the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin and is aiming to make his fifth consecutive appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals. Since last year’s US Open, Rublev has an impressive record of 16-2 in his opening rounds on hard courts.
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Arthur Fils
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Jelena Ostapenko
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Jessika Ponchet
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Luciano Darderi
Ben Shelton
Aryna Sabalenka
Elise Mertens
On the other side of the court, Alexandre Muller, 27 years old and ranked World No. 70, has had a steady climb up the rankings. He broke into the Top 500 in 2016, reached the Top 250 in 2019, and achieved a career-high ranking of No. 70 in September 2024. Muller reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal at Doha in 2023, where he defeated clay-court champions Richard Gasquet and Lorenzo Musetti en route to his first semifinals and final at the 2023 Marrakech tournament. He earned the biggest win of his career by defeating the then-No. 6 ranked Rublev to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 round of 16 at the 2024 Rome tournament. Muller made his tour-level debut at the 2017 Roland Garros as a wildcard entry and won his first tour-level match at the 2021 Australian Open as a lucky loser. He has had a solid record in Challenger events, with a record of 138 wins and 121 losses, including reaching three finals and winning his first title at the 2022 Blois tournament. Muller began playing tennis at the age of six with his father, although he initially showed more promise in football before choosing to focus on tennis. So far in his career, Muller has a record of 1-7 against top 10 players, with his only win coming against Rublev at the 2024 ATP Masters 1000 in Rome. He is looking to reach his fourth ATP Tour quarterfinal, third on hard courts, in his upcoming match against Rublev.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Rublev will win.
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