Alexander Bublik and Jiri Lehecka will clash against each other in the quarter of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jiri Lehecka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jiri Lehecka is the pick to win this match.
Jiri Lehecka -> 1.55
Alexander Bublik -> 2.46
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Bublik vs. Jiri Lehecka
There is no head to head record between Alexander Bublik and Jiri Lehecka since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Alexander Bublik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-22 | 10-10 | 5-6 | 5-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-30 | 3-12 | 7-9 | 9-7 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-27 | 5-8 | 2-6 | 17-8 | 9-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-30 | 14-12 | 4-6 | 10-8 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-17 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 23, the Kazakhstani got to the quarter after defeating Tomas Machac 2-6 6-3 7-65 and Tallon Griekspoor 7-68 7-62.
In the 2nd round, Alexander had a good straight sets win against Griekspoor (7-68 7-62). During the match, Bublik scored 87 points vs Griekspoor’s 83. The Kazakhstani was pretty aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Regarding the service games, Bublik submerged his opponent with 22 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Alexander Bublik was pretty effective on serve to win 79% (38/48) of his 1st serve and 62% (23/37) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Alexander broke Griekspoor once after converting 50% of his break points (1/2).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kazakhstani has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 52% of the points he played.
Bublik has winning match record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (319-232). 6-3 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Bublik has an aggregate 127-96 record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title in Montpellier where he overcame Borna Coric in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3.
The Kazakhstani has a compiled 11-4 win-loss record in 2024, 6-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Jiri Lehecka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-13 | 16-8 | 4-1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-29 | 18-13 | 10-8 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-32 | 5-4 | 24-13 | 13-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-26 | 12-3 | 34-15 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-12 | 4-4 | 12-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 36, the Czech reached the quarter after beating Marton Fucsovics 6-4 3-6 7-5 and Karen Khachanov 6-76 7-65 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Khachanov, Jiri recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-76 7-65 6-4). During the match Lehecka scored 124 points vs Khachanov’s 123. Lehecka was pretty aggressive to blast 60 winners.
Talking about serving, Lehecka made 16 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Jiri Lehecka lost the serve twice and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Lehecka put 66% of his first serves in, winning 69% (60/87) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (23/44) on the 2nd serve. Lehecka broke Khachanov 3 times after converting 21% of his break points (3/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jiri has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was winning the title in Adelaide where he overcame Jack Draper in the final 4-6 6-4 6-3.
Lehecka has a composed 10-5 win-loss record in 2024, 8-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bublik | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 56 | 67 |
| Pts | 177-165 | 221-213 |
| Total Points | 342 | 434 |
| Winners | 77 | 102 |
| %Winners | 44% | 46% |
Both Bublik and Lehecka played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Bublik lost 1 set, while Jiri Lehecka lost 2 sets. Bublik has played 1 set(s) less than Lehecka (5 vs 6). Therefore, Bublik played 11 games less than Lehecka. The Kazakhstani scored 77 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Lehecka struck 102 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bublik | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 29 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 14.5 | 10 |
| 1st in | 97/172 | 138/217 |
| %1st in | 56% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 77/97 | 102/138 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 43/75 | 41/79 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 52% |
Bublik recorded 29 aces (14.5 per match). Lehecka recorded 20 aces (10 per match). Bublik won 79% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Lehecka won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bublik | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 6 |
| Converted | 4/8 | 6/25 |
| % Converted | 50% | 24% |
| Conceded | 12 | 16 |
| Saved | 7 | 12 |
| % Saved | 58% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 |
Bublik broke his opponents 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. Alexander dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded. The Czech broke his opponents 6 times with a 24% conversion rate. Jiri conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bublik | ||||
| R1 Machac |
R2 Griekspoor |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-3 7-65 | 7-68 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 26 | 56 | |
| pts | 90-82 | 87-83 | 177-165 | |
| Total points | 172 | 170 | 342 | |
| Winners | 39 | 38 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 22 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 49/87 | 48/85 | 97/172 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 39/49 | 38/48 | 77/97 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 79% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/38 | 23/37 | 43/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 62% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 1/2 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Saved | 4/8 | 3/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 75% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Lehecka | ||||
| R1 Fucsovics |
R2 Khachanov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 7-5 | 6-76 7-65 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 36 | 67 | |
| pts | 97-90 | 124-123 | 221-213 | |
| Total points | 187 | 247 | 434 | |
| Winners | 42 | 60 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 48% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 16 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 51/86 | 87/131 | 138/217 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 66% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 42/51 | 60/87 | 102/138 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 69% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/35 | 23/44 | 41/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/11 | 3/14 | 6/25 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 21% | 24% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 11 | 16 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 9/11 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 82% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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