Tennis
2024-11-11 - Alexander Zverev vs Andrey Rublev
A Sports Betting Pick by FirstDown
Tennis : ATP World Tour Finals Group Stage
Monday 11th November 2024 - Scheduled 8:30pm
7:30pm (British Time)
Preview
He has previously won the ATP World Tour Finals, although not in Turin, and that will give Alexander Zverev belief in his ability to pick up the title again later this week. The top two players in the World Rankings may have moved past Zverev, but he has shown he can more than compete when at his best and on either the hard courts or clay courts.
Neither Carlos Alcaraz nor Jannik Sinner had to be beaten when Alexander Zverev won the Paris Masters earlier this month. However, it is an important title and on indoor conditions that the Tour likes the World Tour Finals to try and match, which should give the German another boost in confidence.
He will learn plenty about himself in this Group with Carlos Alcaraz due to be met, but Alexander Zverev has to focus on beating Andrey Rublev, who may be the biggest threat to preventing him from earning a spot in the Semi Final.
It has been a mixed season for Andrey Rublev, although he still tends to play his best tennis on the hard courts.
However, the World Number 9 has lost three of his last four matches and there is a feeling that Andrey Rublev will benefit from having a few weeks away from the Tour in order to just reset. He has been a consistent top ten player, but breaking through into the top five regularly has been much more challenging and perhaps underline some of the problems Rublev has had when facing the elite players on the Tour.
2023 saw Andrey Rublev getting the better of Alexander Zverev on three different occasions, but their last match in 2023 ended in favour of the latter and that was also at the World Tour Finals. It was a day in which Zverev served much more effectively than Andrey Rublev and we could see something similar when they meet on Day 2 in opening Group matches.
Over the course of the season, Alexander Zverev has been slightly more effective behind serve, while the recent Andrey Rublev form may just mean he is lacking in confidence in his bid for the upset.
Prediction
Look for the favourite to win and cover this handicap mark.
The Pick :
Alexander Zverev 2-0 Andrey Rublev
BEST BETTING TIP :
I'll back Alexander Zverev - 2.5 Games at 1.66 with Bet365
