Denis Shapovalov and Alexander Bublik will play each other in the 2nd round of the Mutua Madrid Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on STADIUM 3. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Shapovalov who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Denis Shapovalov is the pick to win this match.
Denis Shapovalov -> 1.44
Alexander Bublik -> 2.875

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Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Alexander Bublik

This will be the 2nd time that Denis Shapovalov and Alexander Bublik play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Bublik (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they played, Bublik won 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in Marseille back in 2020.

Denis Shapovalov

Ranked no. 14, Denis reached the 2nd round after defeating Dusan Lajovic 6-1 6-3

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In the 1st round, Shapovalov had a good straight sets win against Lajovic (6-1 6-3). During the match Shapovalov scored 58 points vs Lajovic’s 35. Denis was quite aggressive to blast 19 winners.

Talking about the service games, Shapovalov blasted 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Denis Shapovalov was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 90% (19/21) of his 1st serve and 63% (15/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Shapovalov broke Lajovic 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).

Shapovalov has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 62% of his matches (208-128). 2-2 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Shapovalov has a 58-28 match record in the last 7 years on clay.

The Canadian’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Dubai.

Denis has a 9-8 win-loss record in 2021, 2-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Madrid

Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2018. See his history.

Madrid
Shapovalov's Record

Alexander Bublik

Ranked no. 44, Alexander reached the 2nd round after beating Marton Fucsovics 7-65 6-3.

In the 1st round, Alexander had a good straight sets win against Fucsovics (7-65 6-3). During the match Bublik scored 78 points vs Fucsovics’s 66. Bublik was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.

Talking about serving, Bublik scored 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Alexander Bublik was extremely effective on serve to win 73% (38/52) of his 1st serve and 61% (14/23) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Bublik broke Fucsovics twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).

The Kazakhstani’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Antalya and Singapore.

Alexander has a 17-11 win-loss record in 2021, 2-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Madrid
Bublik's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

D.Shapovalov
A.Bublik
1h:02
1h:02
Time on court​
1h:26
1h:26
1h:02
1h:02
Last match​
1h:26
1h:26
1
1
Match played
1
1
16
16
Games Played​
22
22
2
2
Set played​​
2
2
58
58
Total points​
78
78
58
58
Avg point​
78
78
19
19
Winners
38
38
19
19
Avg Winners​
38
38
33%
33%
Ratio winners
49%
49%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
8
8
7
7
Avg Aces
8
8
2
2
Double Faults
2
2
2
2
Avg Double Faults
2
2
19/21
19/21
1st won total​
38/52
38/52
!
90%
90%
1st won %
!
73%
73%
15/24
15/24
2nd won total​
14/23
14/23
!
63%
63%
2nd won %
!
61%
61%
-- Break Points --
4/9
4/9
BP won
2/5
2/5
4/9
4/9
Avg BP won
2/5
2/5
44%
44%
Won
40%
40%
3
3
Conceded
4
4
3
3
Avg Conceded
4
4
0
0
Broken
1
1
!
0
0
Avg Broken
1
1
3
3
Saved
3
3
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Shapovalov Bublik
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 16 22
Pts 58-35 78-66
Total Points 93 144
Winners 19 38
%Winners 33% 49%

Both Shapovalov and Bublik played 1 match. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Shapovalov and Bublik have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Shapovalov played 6 games less than Bublik. The Canadian scored 19 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, The Kazakhstani made 38 winners (49%).

Serve Performance

Serve Shapovalov Bublik
Aces 7 8
Avg per match 7 8
1st in 21/45 52/75
%1st in 47% 69%
1st pts 19/21 38/52
%1st pts 90% 73%
2nd pts 15/24 14/23
%2nd pts 63% 61%

Shapovalov recorded 7 aces . Bublik recorded 8 aces . Shapovalov won 90% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Bublik won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Shapovalov Bublik
Won 4 2
Converted 4/9 2/5
% Converted 44% 40%
Conceded 3 4
Saved 3 3
% Saved 100% 75%
Times Broken 0 1

Shapovalov broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Shapovalov very solid his serve as he has never dropped a single service game after saving 3 break points. Alexander broke his opponent twice with a 40% conversion rate. Bublik conceded his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.

Shapovalov
R1
Lajovic		 Total
Score 6-1 6-3
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 16 16
pts 58-35 58-35
Total points 93 93
Winners 19 19
%Winners 33% 33%
SERVE
Aces 7 7
Double Faults 2 2
1st in 21/45 21/45
% 1st in 47% 47%
1st pts 19/21 19/21
% 1st pts 90% 90%
2nd pts 15/24 15/24
% 2nd pts 63% 63%
Breaks
Won 4 4
Converted 4/9 4/9
Converted % 44% 44%
Conceded 3 3
Saved 3/3 3
Saved % 100% 100%
Times Broken 0 0
Bublik
R1
Fucsovics		 Total
Score 7-65 6-3
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 22 22
pts 78-66 78-66
Total points 144 144
Winners 38 38
%Winners 49% 49%
SERVE
Aces 8 8
Double Faults 2 2
1st in 52/75 52/75
% 1st in 69% 69%
1st pts 38/52 38/52
% 1st pts 73% 73%
2nd pts 14/23 14/23
% 2nd pts 61% 61%
Breaks
Won 2 2
Converted 2/5 2/5
Converted % 40% 40%
Conceded 4 4
Saved 3/4 3
Saved % 75% 75%
Times Broken 1 1

Tennis Scores in Madrid

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