Bublik downs Troicki in the 2nd round in Newport

NEWPORT. Bublik beats Troicki to come up against Tennys Sandgren in the quarter

18 July 2019

Alexander Bublik topples Viktor Troicki 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the 2^nd round in Newport on Wednesday. Bublik will have to play Tennys Sandgren in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Troicki had a great start in this set after breaking Bublik in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was sufficient for Viktor to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.

2^nd set.

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Alexander conquered in the 8^th game (5-3) before winning the set (6-3).

3^rd set.

Bublik took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Troicki in the 1^st game (1-0). However, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Bublik to win the set as the Serbian managed to break back in the 6^th (2-4) game. The Kazakhstani maintained his cool to break Troicki in the 9^th (6-3) game.

At the end of the match, Bublik scored 90 points vs. the Serbian’s 87 points.

Alexander served pretty well to win 77% of the points (34/44) behind his first serve. Nonetheless he won only 48% points (19/40) on his second serve. The Kazakhstani struck 11 aces and he committed 5 double faults. Alexander won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points because he converted only 33% (4/12). On the other side, Troicki was not so effective in converting his break points because he converted only 29% of his break points (2/7). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Bublik and Troicki is 1-0 for Alexander.

Next Match: Alexander Bublik vs. Tennys Sandgren – H2H and stats

Bublik will take on Sandgren in the quarter.

This will be the 3^rd time that Alexander Bublik and Tennys Sandgren fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Bublik and Sandgren (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.

The last time that they played, Sandgren won 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the qualifications in Eastbourne back in June 2019.