Alexander Bublik overcomes Arthur Fils 6-4 6-4 in the final in Antwerp on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes. He won this tournament after playing this event for the first time in his career.
Bublik added € 42,700 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned € 102,460 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Alexander Bublik vs. Arthur Fils European Open – Antwerp
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Kazakhstani scored 66 points vs. Fils’s 53.
Bublik
Alexander served exceptionally well to win 97% of the points (36/37) behind his first serve. Nonetheless he won only 35% points (9/26) on his second serve. The Kazakhstani struck 11 aces and he committed 11 double faults. Alexander was pretty focused in converting 67% of the break points that he procured (2/3).
Fils
On the other side, Arthur wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Bublik and Fils is 1-0 for Alexander.
This was the 3rd career title for the Kazakhstani. He won the previous title in Halle. (see list of titles and finals).