Alexander Bublik gets the better of Fabio Fognini 7-5 7-5 in the 1st round in Paris on Monday. Bublik will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Holger Rune or Matteo Arnaldi in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 28 minutes. His most significant achievement in this competition was reaching the 3rd round in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.
Bublik added to his prize money € 19,150 after winning this match. He has already won € 42,935 after this win. If he wins the next match, Bublik will add € 37,130 to his earnings to get in total € 80,065 in total.
Highlights Alexander Bublik vs. Fabio Fognini Rolex Paris Masters – Paris
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Alexander scored 77 points vs. Fognini’s 61.
Bublik
Alexander served exceptionally well to win 88% of the points (35/40) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (15/30) on his second serve. The Kazakhstani blasted 15 aces and he committed 7 double faults. The Kazakhstani didn’t lose the concentration in converting 60% of the break points that he procured (3/5).
Fognini
On the other side, Fabio was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Bublik and Fognini is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Bublik vs. Holger Rune or Matteo Arnaldi – stats
Bublik will square off with either Holger Rune or Matteo Arnaldi in the 2nd round. The head to head is 1-1 vs. Holger Rune and 0-1 vs. Matteo Arnaldi.
Live score progression and stats
Bublik had a favorable start in this set after breaking Fabio Fognini in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, Alexander refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Fabio in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).
Fabio was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 4-5 to 7-5.
The Kazakhstani was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-2 30-40) and the 10th game (5-5 0-40). On the other side, the Italian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (2-1 40-A).
They contested 70 points. The Kazakhstani was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than Fabio (37-33). Alexander dropped 11 points on serve (24-11). In addition, on the other side, Fabio conceded 13 points on serve (22-13).
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Kazakhstani snatched in the 11th game (6-5) before ultimately conquering the set (7-5).
The Kazakhstani converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 9th (4-4 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40). On the other side, the Italian was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 68 points. Alexander conquered the set after winning 12 points more than the Italian (40-28). Alexander lost 9 points on serve (26-9). In addition, on the other side, Fognini conceded 14 points on serve (19-14).
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