MADRID DRAW. Alexander Bublik’s prediction with Michelsen next. H2H and rankings

Madrid draw - Alexander Bublik. See the draw preview and prediction with Alex Michelsen, Alexei Popyrin, Andrey Rublev, Ben Shelton, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, Carlos Alcaraz in the Mutua Madrid Open.

Alexander Bublik Stats info

Alexander Bublik is about to start his campaign in the draw in Madrid. In the previous edition of this tournament, he ousted Roberto Carballes Baena 1-6 6-2 6-2 and Ben Shelton 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Alexander Bublik’s projected draw andhispresumable opponents in Mutua Madrid Open. Bublik has a losing record (11-13) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Alex Michelsen (38) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Alexei Popyrin (26) – H2H 0-3
R3 – Andrey Rublev (8) – H2H 3-5
or Gael Monfils (42) – H2H 1-2
R4 – Ben Shelton (13) – H2H 2-1
or Jakub Mensik (23) – H2H 1-1
1/4 – Alexander Zverev (2) – H2H 3-1
or Arthur Fils (14) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 3-3
or Holger Rune (9) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 0-0
or Novak Djokovic (5) – H2H 0-1
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R1 – Alex Michelsen’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

18 - 14win/loss in 2025

Rank
35
High
32
LWLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 18-14 10-7 6-5 1-1 1-1 0-0
2024 45-34 26-14 4-9 8-5 7-6 0-0
2023 61-27 30-13 4-3 19-7 8-4 0-0
2022 23-10 14-8 0-1 9-1 0-0 0-0

Alex Michelsen has a 13-9 record in 2025, 2-1 on clay. In the course of the previous 4 years, Michelsen has a 10-14 record on clay. Alex won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Michelsen’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal Delray Beach.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open Michelsen lost to Joao Fonseca in the 1st round 4-6 6-0 6-2.

H2H Alexander Bublik vs. Alex Michelsen

There is no head to head record between Alexander Bublik and Alex Michelsen since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

R2 – Alexei Popyrin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Alexei Popyrin

11 - 14win/loss in 2025

Rank
21
High
21
LLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 11-14 2-6 9-6 0-1 0-1 0-0
2024 30-22 17-8 4-8 4-3 5-3 0-0
2023 36-29 18-14 15-6 1-4 2-5 0-0
2022 24-31 7-16 7-4 3-5 7-6 0-0
2021 32-26 13-11 8-6 10-5 1-4 0-0
2020 14-16 3-4 5-5 4-6 0-0 2-1
2019 37-32 18-17 7-7 6-5 6-3 0-0
2018 46-26 20-10 15-10 11-6 0-0 0-0

Alexei Popyrin has a 5-8 record in 2025, 3-1 on clay. In the course of the last 10 years, Popyrin has a 78-57 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Alexei won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open Popyrin lost to Mariano Navone in the 1st round 7-5 6-2.

H2H Alexander Bublik vs. Alexei Popyrin

This contest would be 4th time that Alexander Bublik and Alexei Popyrin clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Popyrin (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

R3 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-3 for Andrey Rublev

17 - 13win/loss in 2025

Rank
15
High
5
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 17-13 5-5 8-6 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
2020 41-10 17-4 10-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 54-27 28-14 8-5 16-5 2-3 0-0
2018 21-24 10-12 2-3 9-9 0-0 0-0

Andrey Rublev has a 11-9 record in 2025, 2-2 on clay. As for the previous 13 years, Andrey has a 127-73 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Andrey won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Doha where he beat Jack Draper in the final 7-5 5-7 6-1.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open Andrey won the competition after besting Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6 7-5 7-5.

H2H Alexander Bublik vs. Andrey Rublev

This contest would be 9th time that Alexander Bublik and Andrey Rublev play each other. The head to head is 5-3 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Alexander Bublik may square off with Gael Monfils. Their H2H is 2-1 for Gael Monfils.

R4 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Alexander Bublik

19 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
12
High
12
LWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 19-12 9-5 7-5 1-1 2-1 0-0
2024 42-26 22-13 8-4 8-5 4-4 0-0
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 14-8 record in 2025, 4-2 on clay. Regarding the last 3 years, Ben has a 16-14 record on clay. Ben won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Shelton’s best achievement of the season was getting to the final Munich.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open the American was defeated by Alexander Bublik in the 3rd round 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4.

H2H Alexander Bublik vs. Ben Shelton

This would be the 4th time that Alexander Bublik and Ben Shelton fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Bublik (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Alexander Bublik may play Jakub Mensik. Their head to head record is 1-1.

1/4 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Alexander Bublik

32 - 11win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
WWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 32-11 11-4 18-7 0-0 3-0 0-0
2024 69-21 29-10 23-6 11-3 6-2 0-0
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 19-7 record in 2025, 8-3 on clay. In connection to the last 13 years, Alexander has a 196-82 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The German will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

His most significant result of the year was winning the tournament in Munich where he defeated Ben Shelton in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open Alexander lost to Francisco Cerundolo in the 4th round 6-3 6-4.

H2H Alexander Bublik vs. Alexander Zverev

This contest would be 5th time that Alexander Bublik and Alexander Zverev square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Bublik (see full H2H stats), but Zverev leads 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Alexander Bublik may compete against Arthur Fils. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Alexander Bublik.

1/2 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 3-3

20 - 10win/loss in 2025

Rank
7
High
4
WWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 20-10 13-5 3-4 1-1 3-0 0-0
2024 54-23 23-10 15-7 6-4 10-2 0-0
2023 54-24 35-11 11-6 5-3 3-4 0-0
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0

Taylor Fritz has a 14-6 win-loss record in 2025, but he has not competed until now on clay. Fritz won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current year was winning the competition in Australia where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4).

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open the American was defeated by Andrey Rublev in the semifinal 6-4 6-3.

H2H Alexander Bublik vs. Taylor Fritz

This contest would be 7th time that Alexander Bublik and Taylor Fritz clash against each other. The head to head is 3-3 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Fritz on clay in major tournaments.

Possibly, Alexander Bublik may compete against Holger Rune. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Holger Rune.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

37 - 5win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 37-5 10-4 22-1 5-0 0-0 0-0
2024 54-13 22-5 17-4 7-3 8-1 0-0
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 24-5 win-loss record in 2025, 9-1 on clay. Talking about the previous 8 years, Carlos has a 150-36 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year was winning the title in Rotterdam where he overcame Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2, and in Carlo where he overcame Lorenzo Musetti in the final 3-6 6-1 6-0.

Last year in Mutua Madrid Open the Spaniard surrendered to Andrey Rublev in the quarter 4-6 6-3 6-2.

H2H Alexander Bublik vs. Carlos Alcaraz

There is no head to head record between Alexander Bublik and Carlos Alcaraz since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

However, Alexander Bublik may play Novak Djokovic. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Novak Djokovic.