{"id":83910,"date":"2025-05-21T19:51:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T23:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=83910"},"modified":"2025-05-21T19:51:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T23:51:48","slug":"atp-hamburg-quarterfinal-predictions-rublev-darderi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/05\/21\/atp-hamburg-quarterfinal-predictions-rublev-darderi\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Hamburg Quarterfinal Predictions Including Andrey Rublev vs Luciano Darderi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday is quarterfinal day at the ATP 500 event in Hamburg, one day earlier than usual, as the 2025 French Open is set to kick off on Sunday. Only two seeds remain in the tournament <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 Andrey Rublev and Felix Auger-Aliassime \u2014 and they&#8217;ll look to fend off younger and lower-ranked stars looking to claim a confidence-building title. LWOT predicts all the quarterfinal matches below. Who do you think will advance?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ATP Hamburg Quarterfinal Predictions<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Jiri Lehecka<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: <\/strong>1-1<\/p>\n<p>Etcheverry is working his way back into form on the surface that he plays the best on, not dropping a set yet en route to the finals. However, Lehecka is playing confident tennis after injury concerns have plagued him, and he notably looked impressive in a 7-5, 6-2 win over Francisco Cerundolo in the second round. The Czech\u2019s power should be enough for him to win in a close battle.<\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">Prediction: <\/span><\/em><em>Lehecka in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"torspo_view__title-container gsmt\"><span class=\"tsp-ht\">Roberto Bautista Agut vs Flavio Cobolli\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:\u00a0<\/strong>First meeting<\/p>\n<p>As Bautista Agut&#8217;s speed and strength have diminished over time, the Spaniard showed glimpses of his peak form after he commanded a 6-2 6-3 win over Frances Tiafoe in the second round. The 37-year-old has experience at this tournament over time; expect him to outgrind the more aggressive but inconsistent Cobolli. The Italian will have to serve big to stay in the match.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Bautista Agut in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"U1guy1g8QoRZyuwwa-uc2A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2215632456\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'U1guy1g8QoRZyuwwa-uc2A',sig:'PqpOUz0P_bFXhfcUuylIORHZTtttNDs9EwNNKYLaUiA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2215632456',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Alexandre M\u00fcller vs <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/strong> <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Muller 1-0<\/p>\n<p>Muller leads the head-to-head in this matchup, as he cruised to a straight-sets win over Auger-Aliassime in Shanghai last fall. This matchup will be interesting, as Muller thrives on clay courts and stunned top seed Alexander Zverev on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Auger-Aliassime has only dropped 12 games in his first two matches, and he&#8217;s won over 80% of points off his powerful first serve. It may be tough for the Frenchman to pick up another big win, and the Canadian might have the edge here with his experience in later rounds of tournaments.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Auger-Aliassime in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Andrey Rublev vs Luciano Darderi<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Darderi is having another big clay-court season in 2025, after he won his second ATP Tour title in Marrakech on the dirt. He&#8217;s looked strong this week, notably taking out seventh-seed Brandon Nakashima in three sets, but facing Rublev may be a step up for the Italian. Rublev&#8217;s forehand has looked flashy, and he has experience at this event as the 2020 champion. Look for the Russian to reach the semifinals.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Rublev in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Main Photo Credit: Susan Mullane &#8211; USA TODAY Sports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday is quarterfinal day at the ATP 500 event in Hamburg, one day earlier than usual, as the 2025 French Open is set to kick off on Sunday. 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