World number seven Andrey Rublev will be up against the 50th-ranked Aslan Karatsev in the second round of the 2023 Wimbledon on Wednesday, July 5. Get the predictions and odds of this Andrey Rublev v Aslan Karatsev match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Andrey Rublev v Aslan Karatsev Head to Head
There has been one previous meeting between these two players and Karatsev, who was at the peak of his prowess at that stage, had defeated Rublev in Dubai in 2021.
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Rublev Shrugs off Mid-Match Struggles against Purcell
In the end it took Rublev only an hour and 35 minutes to get through his first round match but there were times that he looked like he was in some strife.
Rublev won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 against Max Purcell to reach the second round for the fourth time in a row at Wimbledon.
One break of serve in the first set it all that Rublev needed to grab the lead but when he fell 0-2 behind in the second, it looked like the contest was heating up. Purcell managed to hold on to his serve after that till the eighth game and was all set to serve for the set in the ninth.
Rublev broke right at that time and then again in the next game to turn the set on its head.
In the third, Rublev was broken one more time but this time around he was already a break up and he then made it a second break in the very next game to retake the initiative.
Things could get slightly tougher now for him but Rublev has been in the kind of form that makes him a favourite to make the second week.
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Karatsev Overcomes Early Loss of Set against Van Assche
Having struggled all his career on grass, Karatsev won his first ever match at Wimbledon when he defeated the 75th-ranked Luca Van Assche in his opener.
This was after he succumbed in the first set tie-breaker before returning to clinch the next three and wrap up the encounter in three hours and 23 minutes.
Karatsev frittered away a 5-2 lead in the first as he lost his serve in the ninth game and then squandered two set-points off his opponent’s serve as well. The set went into a tie-breaker after that which Van Assche clinched.
Breaks were traded early in the second set but once Karatsev got the better of Van Assche’s serve in the seventh game, it was game over. From that point onward, it turned to be one-way traffic with the Russian clinching his maiden second round spot at Wimbledon 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.
Can he now put up a fight against Rublev?
Rublev v Karatsev Prediction and Tip
Rublev starts off a 1/4 favourite here but we could see Karatsev put up a solid display and push his opponent. Might even go into the fourth.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Rublev to win AND Both players to win a set: 6/5
The 2023 Wimbledon will be played from July 3 to 16. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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