Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the US Open match.
Andrey Rublev arrives at this stage with a clear head-to-head lead over Félix Auger-Aliassime (7-1), although the Canadian has found form and eliminated Alexander Zverev.
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Félix Auger-Aliassime is playing assured tennis: at this tournament he has played four tie-breaks and won them all, extending his streak to eight in a row. In the third round the Canadian beat Alexander Zverev (6:2, 6:4, 7:6), tallying 10 aces. At the same time, Félix tends to play long matches in New York, and in each match here there has been at least one tie-break. The same has occurred in his meetings with Andrey Rublev, where Auger-Aliassime took at least one set in six of their eight matches.
Andrey Rublev
Andrey Rublev came through Coleman Wong and Tristan Boyer, but his level was far from ideal. He dropped three sets across those matches and his first-serve numbers were underwhelming. On average Andrey landed only 57% of first serves and has made 11 unforced errors and 14 double faults at this tournament.
Félix Auger-Aliassime vs Andrey Rublev Prediction
The upcoming match should be long and tense: both players hold serve well, and their hard-court head-to-head suggests a battle of at least four sets.
