H2H, prediction of Holger Rune vs Alexander Bublik in Madrid with odds, preview, pick | 28th April 2023

PREVIEW. Madrid. Rune and Bublik will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Mutua Madrid Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their next match on Friday the 28th of April

Prediction and head to head Holger Rune vs. Alexander Bublik

Holger Rune and Alexander Bublik will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Mutua Madrid Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 8:30 pm on ARANTXA SANCHEZ STADIUM. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Holger Rune who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Holger Rune is the pick to win this match.
Holger Rune -> 1.116
Alexander Bublik -> 6.35

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Prediction and head to head Holger Rune vs. Alexander Bublik

This will be the 2nd time that Holger Rune and Alexander Bublik face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Bublik (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

The last time that they played, Bublik won 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the quarter in Metz back in 2022.

Holger Rune

Holger Rune
Holger Rune

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Rank
13
High
4
LWLWLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 19-11 10-5 6-4 3-2 0-0 0-0
2023 44-24 10-10 16-4 11-8 7-2 0-0
2022 50-27 8-9 21-11 21-4 0-3 0-0
2021 73-29 11-5 41-17 21-7 0-0 0-0
2020 32-16 1-3 28-11 3-2 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 7 (career-high), Rune will start his run in Madrid after he won the title in Munich after beating 6-4 1-6 7-6(3) Van De Zandschulp in the final.

Rune has an aggregate 21-8 win-loss record in 2023, 7-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the year was winning the title in Munich where he beat Botic Van De Zandschulp in the final 6-4 1-6 7-6(3).

Talking about his overall career, Rune has an overall 183-90 record. He has a positive 102-46 record on clay.

Previously in Madrid

The Dane has never competed in this tournament before.

Rune
Madrid
Rune's Record

Alexander Bublik

Alexander Bublik
Alexander Bublik

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
19
High
17
LLWWLLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 16-10 9-6 2-3 5-1 0-0 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. 55, Alexander reached the 2nd round after beating Daniel Elahi Galan 7-615 6-74 6-4.

In the 1st round, Alexander defeated Elahi Galan Riveros (7-615 6-74 6-4). During the match Bublik scored 129 points vs Elahi Galan Riveros’s 125. Alexander was extremely aggressive to blast 64 winners.

Talking about serving, Bublik blasted 17 aces and he was not very consistent on his 2nd serve to score 13 double faults. Overall, Alexander Bublik was quite effective on serve to win 76% (64/84) of his 1st serve and 54% (30/56) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Kazakhstani broke Elahi Galan Riveros twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).

Bublik’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Marseille.

Bublik has a compiled 7-15 win-loss record in 2023, 1-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Madrid

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2021. See his history.

Bublik
Madrid
Bublik's Record
Bonus
Soccer Tonic Predictions

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Rune
LWLWLWWLWW
Bublik
LLWWLLLWLW
2024 2023 2022
19 - 11
16 - 10
10-5
Hard
9-6
3-2
I Hard
5-1
6-4
Clay
2-3

Tennis Scores in Madrid

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