Andrey Rublev and Alexander Bublik will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for the 8th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on GRANDSTAND 1. 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 Andrey Rublev who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Andrey Rublev is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Rublev -> 1.26
Alexander Bublik -> 3.85
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Prediction and head to head Andrey Rublev vs. Alexander Bublik
This will be the 8th time that Andrey Rublev and Alexander Bublik fight against each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), but Bublik has a winning record of 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Bublik won 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-5 def. in the semifinal in Dubai back in 2024.
Highlights Alexander Bublik vs Andrey Rublev – Dubai 01-March-2024
Andrey Rublev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-10 | 5-5 | 2-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-26 | 26-11 | 11-6 | 6-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-26 | 23-12 | 19-5 | 6-7 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-20 | 19-7 | 14-6 | 18-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-23 | 25-10 | 9-5 | 12-6 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 10, Andrey will start his run in Doha after he played his last match in Rotterdam where he lost 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 to Hurkacz in the quarter on the 7th of February.
Andrey has an aggregate 4-4 win-loss record in 2025, 0-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Andrey’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Montpellier.
Talking about his overall career, Andrey has an overall 482-266 record. He has a positive 191-99 record on hard.
Previously in Doha
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2020. See his history.
Alexander Bublik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-13 | 5-7 | 5-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 48, Bublik will start his run in Doha after he played his last match in Marseille where he lost 7-6(7) 6-4 to Humbert in the 2nd round on the 12th of February.
Bublik has a compiled 2-5 win-loss record in 2025, 0-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Bublik has an overall 353-268 record. He has a positive 133-107 record on hard.
Previously in Doha
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2024. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Harri Heliovaara/Henry PattenHeliovaara/Henry Patten – Tallon Griekspoor/Adam PavlasekGriekspoor/Adam Pavlasek (7-64 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Aziz DougazDougaz (7-5 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Hady HabibHabib (7-67 7-63) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (4-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Quentin HalysHalys – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (2-5) – H2H and prediction
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrey RublevRublev – Alexander BublikBublik (4-3) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Jack DraperDraper (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Zizou BergsBergs – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Otto VirtanenVirtanen – Nuno BorgesBorges (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Marin CilicCilic (3-1) – H2H and prediction
