Andrey Rublev vs Thiago Seyboth Wild - US Open Tennis Prediction and Pick 8/26/24

Andrey Rublev can call the US Open his most successful Grand Slam. He's reached the quarterfinals on four occasions, including in the past two years. However, that has been Rublev's ceiling at a major, as he has yet to advance to the semifinal in his career.

But he can feel good about his recent form coming to the US Open this fortnight. Rublev made the final at the Montreal Masters earlier this month, beating World No. 1 Jannik Sinner along the way (he only lost to a red-hot Alexei Popyrin), and made the quarterfinal in Cincinnati, where Sinner exacted revenge.

Thiago Seyboth Wild will play in his second main draw at the US Open. He was knocked out in the first round on his debut back in 2020. Last year, he failed to navigate the qualifying rounds. This season, the Brazilian has pushed his ranking into two digits, enabling him to play in the main draw of Grand Slams, as is the case this fortnight.

The 24-year-old is known to be more at home on clay courts, with over half his career wins coming on that surface. Seyboth Wild has played in just one warm-up tournament before coming to New York. He was in action at Winston-Salem, where he lost in the round of 16 to Learner Tien.

Andrey Rublev vs Thiago Seyboth Wild Head-To-Head

• Andrey Rublev leads Thiago Seyboth Wild 1-0 in their head-to-head.

Andrey Rublev vs Thiago Seyboth Wild Prediction

These two met at the 2024 Australian Open first round, where Rublev won a five-set thriller. Seyboth Wild will be mindful of the fact that the Russian is highly volatile on the court, and if he can put him under severe pressure, Rublev is prone to meltdowns, and he doesn't fare very well. Still, this is a match in which Rublev will dominate with his attacking brand of tennis and we can't see him dropping more than a set at most.