Dubai Championships: Rublev vs Krajinovic Tennis Prediction

TennisSection previews the 2023 Dubai Championships as Andrey Rublev takes on Filip Krajinovic in the Round of 32 on Monday, February 27, 2023.

Will Andrey Rublev get the win? Will Filip Krajinovic pull off the upset? This will be an interesting one, where we have the defending champion take the court. Who will triumph and move through to the Round of 16 at the 2023 Dubai Championships?

Andrey Rublev suffered a couple of disappointing defeats as he left Rotterdam and Doha early, but he’ll look ahead with confidence as the 2nd seed and defending champion coming into this opening match against Filip Krajinovic. Rublev is the heavy favorite, so it’ll be up to him to meet expectations as he adapts to the conditions and looks to move through to the Round of 16 at the 2023 Dubai Championships.

Filip Krajinovic has a tough first match ahead of him, unfortunately drawing Andrey Rublev who we know is really good on this court. Krajinovic will be happy to see that Rublev hasn’t had the best luck in the last couple of weeks, but he’ll be fully aware of the situation he’s in regardless. He’ll have to hope Rublev is off his game, or else I can’t see any other outcome than a win for Rublev here at the 2023 Dubai Championships.

Andrey Rublev and Filip Krajinovic have met 5 times before, with Filip Krajinovic leading the head to head 3-2. Despite the head-to-head deficit, Rublev took Krajinovic down in 2020 here in Dubai, and he’ll likely be able to take care of things as he looks to get his title defense underway with a win for a spot in the Round of 16 at the 2023 Dubai Championships.