Rublev A. – Machac T.: Machac wins the set – yes

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Our pick: Rublev A. – Machac T.: Machac wins the set – yes

22.03.2024 16:00

Tomáš Macháč will play for the third round at the ATP 1000 Grand Slam in Miami at the beginning of Friday’s program. Fifth-seeded Russian Andrey Rublyov will stand in his way on one of the main courts.

Machac has been ranked in the top ten since Monday and is currently at his career high. This year, he has played quarterfinals in Marseille or eighth-finals in Brisbane. Also worth mentioning is the third round of the Australian Open, where he beat, for example, the American Tiafoe. At the previous thousandth in Indian Wells he shone with the scalp of Grand Slam champion Wawrinka of Switzerland. He made his debut in the main event in Florida on Wednesday, starting with a 6-4 and 6-2 win over home junior Darwin Blanch.

Rubljov is ranked sixth in the rankings. He started the season with a triumph in Hong Kong. At the Australian Open he reached the quarter-finals, where he fell to the later winner of the tournament, Italian Sinner. In late February and early March, he reached the semi-finals in Dubai. At the end of it, he was disqualified for unsportsmanlike behaviour towards the linesman. At the last Masters event in the Californian desert he lost twice in the third round 4:6 to Jiri Lehecka.

What to bet on:

Rubljov has an extremely bad record with Czech players this year. Apart from Lehecka, he also lost to Jakub Mensik in Doha 4:6 and 6:7. Now the third Czech representative from the elite 100 of the rankings can also play against the Russian. At least one set played could be an interesting odds.

Confidence:

6/10

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