Hamburg Open 2020: Roberto Bautista Agut vs Andrey Rublev Preview, Head-to-Head, Prediction


Hamburg Open 2020: Roberto Bautista Agut vs Andrey Rublev Preview, Head-to-Head, Prediction
Roberto Bautista Agut (left) and Andrey Rublev

Fourth-seed Roberto Bautista Agut will face his toughest battle so far at the Hamburg Open 2020 when he goes up against 5th-seed Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals. It is a sort of a contest whose winner is extremely difficult to predict, but it is likely that the player who emerges victorious in this match may very well go on to play the final in Hamburg.

Roberto Bautista Agut vs Andrey Rublev: Preview

Andrey Rublev

Talking about the performance in the tournament so far, after breezing past Nikoloz Basilashvili in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 in the opening round, Bautista Agut faced stiff resistance from rising-star Dominik Koepfer in the next round. The 32-year old Spaniard had to play out of his skin to edge past Koepfer 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 and book a spot in the last-eight.

Similarly, Andrey Rublev, after demolishing Tennys Sandgren 6-3, 6-3 in the Round of 32, found the going tough against another American Tommy Paul in the next round. The 22-year old Russian had to really dig deep to get the better of Paul 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 in a three-set thriller.

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Roberto Bautista Agut vs Andrey Rublev: Head-to-Head

Roberto Bautista Agut

Prior to their meeting on red clay in Hamburg, the two athletes have faced each other thrice. Bautista Agut leads head-to-head record 2-1. Agut last played against Rublev in Davis Cup Finals in 2019 in Spain, however, he agonisingly lost to the Russian 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 in front of his home crowd.

Roberto Bautista Agut vs Andrey Rublev: Prediction

Roberto Bautista Agut

An electrifying match is on the cards, and the winner of this contest might end up winning by the barest of margins. The recent form suggests Bautista Agut might edge past Rublev and go into the semis. However, the Spaniard would need to be on top of his game from the word go if he wants to brighten his chances of a great victory.

Match Prediction: Roberto Bautista Agut defeats Andrey Rublev by the smallest of margins in a contest that is certain to go to the distance.

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