Alexander Bublik downs Pavel Kotov 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-3 in the quarter in Lyon on Thursday. Bublik will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the semifinal. The epic lasted 3 hours and 11 minutes. This will be his best result in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the qualifications in 2019. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Kazakhstani added to his prize money € 12,710 after winning this match. He has already won € 30,220 as of now in this tournament. If he wins the next match, the Kazakhstani will add € 21,180 to his earnings to get in total € 51,400.
Highlights Alexander Bublik vs. Pavel Kotov Open Parc – Lyon
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
3h:11
At the end of the match, Bublik scored 131 points vs. the Russian’s 120.
Bublik
Alexander blasted 11 aces and he committed 8 double faults. The Kazakhstani didn’t lose the focus when converting 63% of the break points that he conquered (5/8).
Kotov
On the other side, the Russian was struggling when converting his break points (only 24% – 4/17). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Bublik and Kotov is 2-0 for Alexander.
Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Bublik vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard – stats
Bublik will play Mpetshi Perricard in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Alexander Bublik and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Bublik (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
Live score progression and stats
Bublik conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Pavel Kotov in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, Kotov managed to stage a good comeback to break Bublik in the 7th (3-4) game before winning the set (7-6).
Pavel was on the money in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-3 30-40), the 7th (2-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Bublik was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 2nd (3-1 40-A) and the 14th game (5-7 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 107 points. This was a hard-fought set and finally Kotov won barely 1 point more than Alexander (54-53). Pavel dropped 22 points on serve (32-22). on the other side of the court, the Kazakhstani conceded 22 points on serve (31-22).
Bublik overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Pavel Kotov in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, there was more to do for the Kazakhstani to win the set because Kotov managed to break back in the 6th (2-4) and in the 10th (5-5) game.
Alexander converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (3-1 40-A and 40-A). In addition on the other side, Kotov converted 25% of his break points (2/8). He had his opportunities in the 5th (1-4 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (3-4 15-40 and 30-40), the 10th (4-5 40-A and 40-A) and the 14th game (5-7 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 93 points. It’s worth to point out that, Alexander won this set even if he scored less points 1 than Kotov (46-47). The Kazakhstani lost 25 points on serve (33-25). on the other side of the court, Kotov conceded 13 points on serve (22-13).
Bublik had a racing start in this set after breaking Pavel Kotov in the 2nd game (2-0). Bublik managed to boost his lead after breaking the Russian in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).
Bublik converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 0-40) and the 8th game (4-3 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Pavel wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (3-3 30-40).
They contested 51 points. The Kazakhstani was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than Kotov (32-19). Bublik surrendered 6 points on serve (19-6). on the other side of the court, Pavel conceded 13 points on serve (13-13).
Tennis Scores in Lyon
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (6-4 6-1)
- Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Hugo GastonGaston (6-4 4-6 6-3)
- Alexander BublikBublik – Pavel KotovKotov (6-74 7-64 6-3)
- Luciano DarderiDarderi – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (w/o)
Upcoming matches
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – (0-0) – H2H details and stats
