Rogers Cup: Andrey Rublev vs. John Isner 8/12/21 Tennis Prediction

Fourth seeded Russian Andrey Rublev will face John Isner of the United States in the Round of 16 of the 2021 Rogers Cup. The match is scheduled to be played on Thursday August 12th, 2021 at approximately 12:30pm EST.

A hugely exciting match is expected here at the 2021 Rogers Cup as Andrey Rublev faces the big serving John Isner for a spot in the Quarter-Finals. This is not a match that tennis fans will want to miss as this will surely be filled with huge serving and flashy shot making. Rublev has been one of the standout players on the ATP Tour over the past few seasons and he will be expecting to make a run at the title here. John Isner is a highly experienced ATP Tour veteran that usually saves his best tennis for tournaments in North America. Who will win this blockbuster clash?

Andrey Rublev is ranked #7 in the world rankings and is the fourth seed here at the Rogers Cup. The Russian has been dominating the lower level events on the ATP Tour over the past two seasons and is finally beginning to translate that success to the bigger events. He has a big opportunity here in Toronto as Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal aren’t playing and he is considered the favorite to win this event along with Stefanos Tsitsipas. His huge baseline game is very well suited to these hard courts and he is the slight favorite here against John Isner. He will be wary of the American’s serve however, which is one of the more feared weapons in the sport and will have to be at his best to overcome it. He had a comfortable win over Fabio Fognini in the previous round and will be backing himself to win here.

John Isner is unseeded here in Toronto and is ranked #30 in the world rankings. He has been having a strong season and would love nothing more than to cap it with a strong showing here in his home continent. His serve as always will be what he looks to deliver him to victory, and he has started strongly at the Rogers Cups. He cruised past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the First Round before upsetting Cristian Garin in the Second, and his confidence will be very high here. He knows that his opponent Andrey Rublev will be very tough to beat here but if he serves well he is always in with a chance.

This is shaping up to be a very interesting and exciting match, and I expect it to go the distance. Both men have a very good chance of winning here, and Isner should definitely not be discounted despite having the lower ranking. His serve alone can propel him to victory, and the Russian Andrey Rublev will surely have a tough time with it. All things considered, I am going to back the Russian to get the win here. The match will very likely go the distance and will contain a tiebreaker or two, but I think that he will hold his nerve in the tight moments and should come away with a hard-fought win. Andrey Rublev to win and advance to the Quarter-Finals here at the Rogers Cup.