ATP world No. 7 Andrey Rublev will face Korean international Soon-Woo Kwon in the 1st round of the French Open 2022. Here’s the match preview, venue, schedule, head-to-head record, and prediction of the Rublev vs S. Kwon match.
Rublev vs S. Kwon Match Details
- Competition: French Open 2022
- Round: First Round
- Match: Andrey Rublev vs Soon-Woo Kwon
- Venue: Court 14, Roland Garros Stadium, France
- Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
- Time: 01:30 p.m. ET
- Surface: Clay
- Prize Money: €62,000
- Live Stream: Tennis Channel | Sling TV
Preview
Russian international Rublev did well in 2022. He beat Novak Djokovic in the Serbian Open final and claimed his 11th ATP title in his career. His other hardcourt adventures also came fruitful as he won the Dubai Tennis championship & the Open 13 in Marseille. Although the 24-year-old’s recent victories came in the hardcourt he is an all courter and capable of doing things everywhere. Rublev’s career-best position is No. 5 in the ATP ranking and his best performance in the Roland Garros was reaching the quarterfinals in 2020. In this season his record is 25-7 and in the Clay court, it is 7-3 which is not that bad.
Soon-Woo Kwon is currently ranked 71 though his career-high standing is 52. In recent times, he isn’t a consistent performer and regularly lost his rhythm that seeing him slipping the chance of beating Denis Shapalov in the Australian Open. He came to Paris after playing in Lyon where he was eliminated from the 2nd round. His record this season is 14-15 win-loss and in clay, it’s 5-6. His overall performance in clay is 14-19 which means he isn’t a strong opponent compared to his Rublev. His highest reaching performance in thy French Open was reaching the 3rd round last year.
When will be Rublev vs S. Kwon?
Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Time: 01:00 p.m. ET
Where the Rublev vs S. Kwon match will be played?
The match will be played at Court no 14, Outdoor Court, Roland Garros Stadium.
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Head to head:
Andrey Rublev & Soon-Woo Kwon faced each other twice in their career and the Russian won both the matches. Their latest match was in Dubai in February 2022. However, it’s their 1st match in Clay court.
How to Watch Rublev vs S. Kwon Match?
TV broadcast:
- USA: Tennis Channel, NBC Sports,
- Peacock TV
- Canada: TSN
- UK: Eurosport
- Europe: Eurosport
- Australia: Channel 9
- India: Sony Ten
Live streaming:
- USA: Sling TV, Fubo TV
- Canada: TSN
- Australia: 9 Now
- Asia: bein connect
- Europe: Amazon Prime Video
Rublev vs S. Kwon Prediction:
It’ll be an interesting match as it’s the first time these two face each other in clay. Another thing is Kwon can do sudden trickery which might result in an unimaginable outcome. Nevertheless, the Korean is struggling to find his best form and Rublev has far better experience than his counterpart in the clay. The Russian is in fine form too and surely looks forward to surpassing his previous results here in Roland Garros.
This time French Open is wide open and who knows, the Russian might target to win the most desirable title in his career so far. Therefore, our prediction is Rublev will win the match in straight sets.
