Auger Aliassime vs Rublev: prediction for the ATP Rotterdam match
Felix Auger Aliassime and Andrey Rublev face off in the Rotterdam Open semi-final on Saturday, February 12. Who will became the finalist of the tournament?

Command Analysis

Felix Auger Aliassime

Felix Auger Aliassime is enjoying a fantastic season. At the start of the year, he won the ATP Cup with the Canadian national team. After that, he reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, where he lost to Daniil Medvedev in five sets.
On his way to the Rotterdam semi-final, Auger Aliassime ousted Egor Gerasimov (3-6, 6-2, 6-2), Andy Murray (6-3, 6-4) and Cameron Norrie (7-5, 7-6).

Andrey Rublev

Andrey Rublev is looking to defend his last year's title. In 2021, he beat Marton Fucsovics in the final match, and during the current tournament, the Russian outplayed Fucsovics in the quarter-final (6-4, 6-3).
Rublev hasn't yet dropped a set: before defeating the Hungarian, he celebrated success over Henri Laaksonen (6-4, 6-4) and Soon-Woo Kwon (6-3, 6-3).
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Auger Aliassime played 5 tie-breaks in the last 5 matches.

Ставка1st set: total over 9.5 games
In 4 of Rublev's last 5 matches, more than 9 games were played in the first set.

Tip and bets
Rublev is in fantastic form and has confidently won all of his matches in Rotterdam. Auger Aliassime, on the other hand, lost a set to Gerasimov and played two tie-breaks against Cameron Norrie. We think that Rublev will get the upper hand here.
Our prediction - Rublev to win
The tennis players have met twice, and both matches were very close. We won't be surprised if three sets are played in this fixture and will be taking the over.
Second bet - total over 23 games