Odds
Player analysis
A. Popyrin comes into this match in difficult form — 2 wins from the last 5. Form is mixed — DS ranging from -11.5 to 17.6, with at least one match where A. Popyrin was clearly outplayed. Serve quality has been average (6.5/10) — neither a weapon nor a significant liability.
A. Rublev has been inconsistent recently, going 3–2 over the last five matches. Form is mixed — DS ranging from -14.0 to 11.3, with at least one match where A. Rublev was clearly outplayed. The serve has been a concern — averaging only 5.8/10, leaving A. Rublev vulnerable on second serve and facing frequent return pressure.
Recent form
4W 1L last 5
| 8 Apr | Rublev | 4-6 1-6 | W |
| 6 Apr | Rublev | 6-4 1-6 6-1 | L |
| 21 Mar | Rublev | 7-6 2-6 4-6 | W |
| 7 Mar | Rublev | 7-6 6-7 3-6 | W |
| 27 Feb | Rublev | 5-7 6-7 | W |
3W 2L last 5
| 7 Apr | Popyrin | 3-6 4-6 | W |
| 4 Apr | Popyrin | 6-3 4-6 6-7 | W |
| 3 Apr | Michelsen | 0-6 6-4 1-6 | W |
| 1 Apr | Popyrin | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | L |
| 19 Mar | Cilic | 6-4 6-4 | L |
Hard court stats
Avg stats — last 5
Head to head
Career meetings between these two players (all tournaments), not only this event. The match at the top of the page is the current tournament fixture.
| Date | Tournament | Surface | Round | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | Hard | 1/16-finals | Rublev | 7-6 6-7 5-7 | |
| Montreal | Hard | Final | Popyrin | 2-6 4-6 | |
| ATP Monte Carlo | Clay | 1/16-finals | Popyrin | 6-4 6-4 | |
| ATP Vienna | Indoor | 1/16-finals | Rublev | 6-7 4-6 |