Washington 2022: Andrey Rublev vs Maxime Cressy Live Stream, Match Timings, Prediction, and Preview for Citi Open

Maxime Cressy vs Andrey Rublev

Andrey Rublev will be up against Maxime Cressy in a blockbuster round of 16 clashes at the Citi Open 2022. Rublev is ranked 8th in the world while Cressy is ranked 32nd.

Andrey Rublev vs Maxime Cressy: Match details

Tournament: Citi Open 2022
Match: Andrey Rublev vs Maxime Cressy
Round: Round of 16
Date: 5th August 2022
Venue: Washington D.C, United States
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: $342,800

Andrey Rublev vs Maxime Cressy: Preview

Top-seeded Andrey Rublev did not expect himself to stay in the tournament for long as soon as he got to know that his opponent in the first round was Next-Gen star Jack Draper but the Russian stood his ground and dominated over the Briton by winning the game in two straight sets by 6-4, 6-2. Rublev has been playing great tennis in 2022, In April, he defeated Novak Djokovic to lift his 11th career title at the Serbian Open.

Maxime Cressy In an All-American battle between two friends, it was Maxime Cressy who won over Jack Sock in their second round encounter at the Citi Open Washington on Wednesday. Cressy rallied from a set down to score a 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory over his compatriot, who seemed to run out of stamina in the final set. Recently crowned Hall of Fame champion, Cressy won the title in his most recent tournament, taking down No. 42-ranked Alexander Bublik (2-6, 6-3, 7-6) in the final.

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Rublev and Cressy never faced each other before.

Andrey Rublev vs Maxime Cressy: Prediction

Rublev is the favourite to win the match because the Russian has some good experience on the hard-court, having reached the quarter-finals twice in the US Open and once at the Australian Open. Also he has gone 19-4 and has won two titles on hard courts this year. Rublev has an 85.0% winning percentage in service games on hard courts, and a 28.4% winning percentage in return games (233 of 274 service games, and 79 of 278 return games).

Prediction: Rublev to win in straight sets

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