Alexander Bublik ousts Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 7-65 in the 1st round in Hamburg on Tuesday. Bublik will try to keep the momentum against Felix Auger Aliassime in the 2nd round.
Live score progression and stats
Bublik had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Ramos in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The Kazakhstani improved his lead after breaking Ramos in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.
Alexander converted 22% of his break points (2/9). He had 9 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40). On the other side, Albert was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (0-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 70 points. Bublik was the one to win the set after conquering 8 more points than the Spaniard (39-31). Alexander dropped 10 points on serve (19-10). On the losing side, Ramos conceded 20 points on serve (21-20).
Bublik clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Bublik broke back in the 4th (2-2) game before bringing the set at the tiebreak that he won 7-5.
Tiebreak
Alexander won 3 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 10th (6-4) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Ramos won a minibreak in the 8th (4-4) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, 6-5, 7-c
Alexander converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Albert converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A) and the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 89 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Kazakhstani won this set even if he scored less points 3 than Ramos (43-46). Bublik surrendered 16 points on serve (28-16). Regarding the other side of the net, the Spaniard conceded 15 points on serve (30-15).
Bublik will add to his prize money € 11,050 after winning this match. He has won already € 24,690 after this win. If he wins the next match, Alexander will add € 6,595 to his earnings to get in total € 31,285 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults and breaks
At the end of the match, Bublik scored 82 points vs. the Spaniard’s 75.
The Kazakhstani served very well to win 85% of the points (33/39) behind his first serve. Nevertheless he won only 43% points (15/35) on his second serve. The Kazakhstani fired 17 aces and he committed 5 double faults. Alexander won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points since he converted only 30% (3/10) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Ramos was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Bublik and Ramos is 2-0 for Alexander.
Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Bublik vs. Felix Auger Aliassime – stats
Bublik will play Auger Aliassime in the 2nd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Alexander Bublik and Felix Auger Aliassime face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Auger Aliassime (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
Tennis Scores in Hamburg
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- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (7-65 4-6 7-5) – Stats and score progression
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