ATP Vienna Open: Andrey Rublev vs Kevin Anderson Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction for Erste Bank Open

Andrey Rublev and Kevin Anderson will clash in the hard courts of the Erste Bank Open for a place in the finals. Russia’s Rublev is the World No.8 at the moment. On the other hand, his adversary, Anderson, is ranked 111 in the charts.

Both downed the higher seeded players that they were up against to set up an encounter in the semi-final. Now, the duo will look to deploy their tactics successfully in order to reach the final stage of the tournament.

The 22-year-old Russian has had one of the most successful years on the ATP tour. Rublev is the only one besides World No.1 Novak Djokovic to have won 4 titles in an already shortened tennis calendar year. Further, ‘Andrey The Giant Killer’ has a win rate of 84% in 2020. He downed the newly-crowned Grand Slam champion, Dominic Thiem, in the quarter-final in Vienna.

The red-hot Russian displayed an incredible level of intensity on court and won 7(7)-6, 6-2 against the defending champion. Moreover, he hasn’t dropped a single set this past week and channels his immense power like his father who was a pro-boxer.

Kevin Anderson has had an incredibly successful career. However, the 34-year-old has faced some early-round defeats this year. The South African produced his best results at the Grand Slam events in 2020. This was the case so far. Now, the South African has managed to send shockwaves in the tennis community for the performance he’s produced in Austria.

In the most unexpected turn of events, Anderson defeated the 4th seed, Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 7(7)-6 in the quarter-final at Vienna and will now clash against Andrey Rublev.

The duo of Andrey Rublev and Kevin Anderson has clashed before on 2 occasions. As of today, their head-to-head record stands at 1-1, in no one’s favour. 

Their last meeting came about earlier this year at Roland Garros in the round of 32. The score stood at 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, where Rublev emerged victorious.