Alexander Bublik victorious over Radu Albot 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Singapore on Saturday. Bublik will play Alexei Popyrin in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes.
The Kazakhstani added to his prize money $ 4,580 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 18,310 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Kazakhstani will add $ 6,460 to his earnings to get in total $ 24,770 in total.
About the final vs. Alexei Popyrin
Bublik was happy about the outcome of the contest. Talking about Alexei Popyrin, he commented:
“Alexei is a great player. He has reached the final, means he’s in great form. He has beaten some good guys recently and I’m looking forward to sharing the final with him.”
Highlights Alexander Bublik vs. Radu Albot Singapore Tennis Open – Singapore
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:30
At the end of the match, Alexander scored 78 points vs. Radu’s 74.
Bublik
Alexander served very well to win 75% of the points (36/48) behind his first serve, and he won 58% points (19/33) on his second serve. The Kazakhstani fired 12 aces and he committed 5 double faults. Alexander was effective at converting 50% of the break points that he procured (2/4).
Albot
On the other side, the Moldovan wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Bublik and Albot is 2-0 for Alexander.
Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Bublik vs. Alexei Popyrin – stats
Bublik will compete against Popyrin in the final.
This will be the 2nd time that Alexander Bublik and Alexei Popyrin clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Popyrin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.
The last time that they squared off, Popyrin won 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Astana Challenger back in 2018.
Live score progression and stats
Bublik had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Popyrin in the 1st game (1-0). However, the Moldovan was not done to come back to break Alexander 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-2).
Albot failed to serve out the set when leading 5-1 to be broken at 30.
It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Radu won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the game count from 0-1 to 5-1.
They contested 47 points. Radu conquered the set after winning 11 more points than Bublik (29-18). The Moldovan surrendered 7 points on serve (16-7). on the other side of the court, Alexander conceded 13 points on serve (11-13).
Bublik started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Popyrin in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was sufficient for Alexander to win the set (6-3) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
The Kazakhstani converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Bublik didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 58 points. Alexander won 6 more points than Radu (32-26). Alexander surrendered 11 points on serve (23-11). Regarding the other side of the net, Albot conceded 9 points on serve (15-9).
Bublik had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Popyrin in the 1st game (1-0). That was enough for the Kazakhstani to win the set (6-4) as there were no other breaks.
The Kazakhstani was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 15-40). On the other side, Alexander didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 46 points. The Kazakhstani won 8 more points than Albot (27-19). The Kazakhstani was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (20-2). On the losing side, Albot conceded 7 points on serve (17-7).
Tennis Scores in Singapore
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Marin CilicCilic (7-65 7-62) – Stats and score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – Radu AlbotAlbot (2-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Alexander BublikBublik – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (0-0) – H2H details and stats
