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Rublev is a Borgesh. Forecast for the ATP Doha match
Rublev and Borges will meet in the second round of the Doha tournament on February 19. Obviously, Rublev is far from his best playing conditions at the moment. But in Doha, he has been steadily reaching the quarterfinals for the last two years. Will Andrey submit to this stage of the tournament again on the local courts? - the bets for the upcoming match are in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Andrey Rublev
Russian FederationCurrent form
Rublev started the tournament in Doha with a victory over Alexander Bublik (6-3, 6-4). In the confrontation with the representative of Kazakhstan, Andrey made six aces, made three break points and lost one game on his serve. It was the fifth victory for the Russian this season, with four defeats.
Professional qualities
Rublev remains one of the most powerful players on the tour, especially when it comes to forehand. His forehand strikes have crushing power, allowing him to dominate the draws. However, lately Andrey has been experiencing problems with variability – he has become less likely to use the entire width of the court and sometimes loses the depth of his strokes, which makes his game predictable.
Current indicators in the tour
Rublev has 16 ATP titles won during his career. He won two of them last year - Andrey won in Hong Kong and Madrid. The Russian is currently in tenth place in the world ranking.
Interesting facts for betting
Rublev has reached the quarterfinals in Doha the last two years.
Nuno Borges
PortugalCurrent form
Borges beat Otto Virtanen (7-6, 6-3) in the first round of the Doha competition. In a duel against a Finnish tennis player, Nuno made three aces, made three break points and lost two games on his serve. The Portuguese has nine wins and five losses this season.
Professional qualities
In recent years, Borges has transformed from a typical grounder into a versatile tennis player. He moves perfectly on the court, acts tactically competently and has become much more confident on the hard court. The forehand remains his main weapon, and the stability on the back line allows him to compete even with powerful opponents.
Current indicators in the tour
Borges is ranked 39th in the world ranking. The Portuguese has won three ATP titles in his career. Last season, he became the winner of the competitions held in Phoenix and Bostad.
Interesting facts for betting
Borges has played four tie-breaks in the last three matches.
Trends
Bet Effectiveness of sets: 2>1
In 3 of Rublev's last 5 matches, events on the court developed according to this scenario
2.27The Tiebreakbetin the match is yes
This bet played in 3 of the 5 previous Borges matches.
2.21Tip and bets
Rublev may not be in the best playing conditions right now, but he should pass an opponent like Borges calmly. Nuno can only offer the Russian a serve, but in shootouts on the back line he is unlikely to be able to beat Andrey.
Our forecast is Rublev's victory with a handicap of (-3) games for a coefficient of 1.74
Bet on the total
Last year, the tennis players had a face-to-face match as part of the indore competition in Basel. That meeting did not go beyond the two games and, most likely, the upcoming match between Rublev and Borges will take place according to the same scenario.
The second forecast is a total of less than 22 games for a coefficient of 1.98
Bet on the first set
In three of Borges' last five matches, more than 9.5 games were played in the first set. Most likely, the upcoming meeting against Rublev will also begin with the "riding" of the first game.
The forecast is a total of more than 9.5 games in the first set for a coefficient of 1.79
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