Tommy Paul vs Andrey Rublev Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Vienna

Prediction published on 26/10/2026, 09:45  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 27/10/2026 at 04:10 in Tennis Predictions

Seventh seed Tommy Paul has a potentially difficult match in the first round of the Erste Bank Open. In this indoor hard court tournament that's being played in Vienna, he takes on unseeded Andrey Rublev. The Russian has a good record against Paul but he's not in good form at present. Our prediction is Paul wins.

The winner will take on an unseeded Italian in round two, either Luciano Darderi or Matteo Arnaldi.

Tommy Paul is in good form at present and was a semi-finalist in Lyon's indoor hard court tournament last week. Before that, he had reached the last eight in Shanghai (outdoor hard). He has won five of the last seven matches that he has played.

Andrey Rublev leads his American opponent 5-1 in previous meetings and 1-0 on this surface. However, this is their first match since 2023.

Rublev is the world number 22 and that's eight places below Paul. He has lost each of his last three matches. The most recent defeat was to Adrian Mannarino in Almaty last week. That is the only indoor hard court match he has played so far this year.

Four of his last five matches have gone to a deciding set, a side bet on that happening here may be worthwhile.