Alexander Bublik and Tallon Griekspoor will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 2:00 pm on COURT 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Bublik who should win in 3 sets.
Alexander Bublik -> 1.73
Tallon Griekspoor -> 2.11
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Bublik vs. Tallon Griekspoor
This will be the 4th time that Alexander Bublik and Tallon Griekspoor clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Bublik (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Bublik won 6-0 4-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Nur sultan back in 2022.
Highlights Alexander Bublik vs Tallon Griekspoor – Nur sultan 04-October-2022
Alexander Bublik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-25 | 10-11 | 5-6 | 6-4 | 4-4 | 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. 23, Alexander reached the 2nd round after beating Tomas Machac 2-6 6-3 7-65.
In the 1st round against Machac, The Kazakhstani recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 7-65). During the match, Bublik scored 90 points vs Machac’s 82. The Kazakhstani was quite aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Bublik blasted 7 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Alexander Bublik was quite effective on serve to win 80% (39/49) of his 1st serve and 53% (20/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. Bublik broke Machac 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Bublik has winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (318-232). 5-3 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Bublik has a composed 126-96 match record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in Montpellier where he defeated Borna Coric in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3.
Alexander has an aggregate 10-4 win-loss record in 2024, 5-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Tallon Griekspoor
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-30 | 10-11 | 8-8 | 11-8 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-24 | 14-10 | 3-5 | 12-7 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-27 | 5-6 | 12-6 | 4-11 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 59-17 | 11-3 | 36-10 | 9-3 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-9 | 3-1 | 12-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 28, Griekspoor got to the 2nd round after beating Abedallah Shelbayh 7-5 2-0 ret..
In the 1st round against Shelbayh, Griekspoor had a free pass after Shelbayh retired on a 7-5 2-0 . scoreline.
Tallon’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Rotterdam.
The Dutch has an overall 8-4 win-loss record in 2024, 3-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bublik | Griekspoor |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 30 | 14 |
| Pts | 90-82 | 51-39 |
| Total Points | 172 | 90 |
| Winners | 39 | 21 |
| %Winners | 43% | 41% |
Both Bublik and Griekspoor played 1 match. At the moment, Alexander Bublik lost 1 set while Tallon Griekspoor hasn’t conceded a set so far. Talking about their workload, Bublik and Griekspoor have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Bublik played 16 games more than Griekspoor. Alexander scored 39 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Tallon blasted 21 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bublik | Griekspoor |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 4 |
| 1st in | 49/87 | 29/40 |
| %1st in | 56% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 39/49 | 21/29 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 20/38 | 6/11 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 55% |
Bublik bagged 7 aces . Griekspoor made 4 aces . Bublik won 80% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Griekspoor won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bublik | Griekspoor |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 3 |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/7 |
| % Converted | 50% | 43% |
| Conceded | 8 | 2 |
| Saved | 4 | 1 |
| % Saved | 50% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
Bublik broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Bublik dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Griekspoor broke his opponent 3 times with a 43% conversion rate. Tallon conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bublik | |||
| R1 Machac | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-3 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 90-82 | 90-82 | |
| Total points | 172 | 172 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 49/87 | 49/87 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 39/49 | 39/49 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/38 | 20/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 4/8 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Griekspoor | |||
| R1 Shelbayh | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 2-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 14 | |
| pts | 51-39 | 51-39 | |
| Total points | 90 | 90 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 29/40 | 29/40 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 21/29 | 21/29 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/11 | 6/11 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 3/7 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Tennis Scores in Dubai
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Luca Van AsscheVan Assche (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (6-3 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Ivan Dodig/Austin KrajicekDodig/Austin Krajicek – Andreas Mies/John-Patrick SmithMies/John-Patrick Smith (7-62 7-64) – See score progression
- Nicolas Mahut/Edouard Roger-VasselinMahut/Edouard Roger-Vasselin – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina/Jiri LeheckaDavidovich Fokina/Jiri Lehecka (6-1 6-71 11-9) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (6-4 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Gael MonfilsMonfils (4-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Jakub MensikMensik – Borna CoricCoric (4-6 6-3 7-67) – See score progression
- Ariel Behar/Adam PavlasekBehar/Adam Pavlasek – Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow (3-6 6-3 10-8) – See score progression
- Arthur CazauxCazaux – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-4 7-62) – See score progression
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Maximilian MartererMarterer (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (7-5 2-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (6-74 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (7-65 6-74 7-66) – See score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Pavel KotovKotov (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Lloyd Glasspool/Jean-Julien RojerGlasspool/Jean-Julien Rojer – Michael Agwi/Osgar O’HoisinAgwi/Osgar O’Hoisin (6-0 7-65) – See score progression
- Andy MurrayMurray – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (4-6 7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (7-63 7-5) – See score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – Tomas MachacMachac (2-6 6-3 7-65) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Jakub MensikMensik – Borna CoricCoric (4-6 6-3 7-6(7)) – See score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (6-3 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Christopher O’ConnellO’Connell – Maximilian MartererMarterer (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Gael MonfilsMonfils (4-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (6-4 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Luca Van AsscheVan Assche (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Arthur CazauxCazaux – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-4 7-6(2)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andy MurrayMurray – Ugo HumbertHumbert (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander BublikBublik – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Sebastian KordaKorda (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sumit NagalNagal – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-2) – H2H and prediction