Alexei Popyrin and Alexander Bublik will fight against each other in the 2^nd round of the Mutua Madrid Open for the 4^th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 7. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexei Popyrin who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alexei Popyrin is the pick to win this match.
Alexei Popyrin -> 1.65
Alexander Bublik -> 2.24

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Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Alexander Bublik

This will be the 4^th time that Alexei Popyrin and Alexander Bublik square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Popyrin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they locked horns, Popyrin won 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Doha back in 2024.

Highlights Alexei Popyrin vs Alexander Bublik – Doha 22-February-2024

Alexei Popyrin

Ranked no. 26, the Australian will start his run in Madrid after he played his last match in Monte Carlo where he lost 6-3 6-2 to Davidovich Fokina in the quarter on the 11^th of April.

The Australian has an aggregate 5-8 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, Popyrin has an overall 278-221 record. He has a positive 78-57 record on clay.

Previously in Madrid

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3^rd round in 2021. See his history.

Alexander Bublik

Ranked no. 75, Alexander got to the 2^nd round after defeating Alex Michelsen 7-6(2) 7-6(4).

In the 1^st round, Alexander had a good straight sets win against Michelsen (7-6² 7-6⁴). During the match Bublik scored 93 points vs Michelsen’s 86. Bublik was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.

Talking about serving, Bublik made 11 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Alexander Bublik was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 72% (44/61) of his 1st serve and 59% (19/32) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Bublik broke Michelsen once after converting 13% of his break points (1/8).

The Kazakhstani’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Phoenix Challenger.

Alexander has a composed 10-12 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Madrid

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2021. See his history.

Tennis Scores in Madrid

• Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Mattia BellucciBellucci (4-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Kei NishikoriNishikori – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Alexandre MullerMuller – David GoffinGoffin (6-3 3-6 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
• Nicolas JarryJarry – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Luciano DarderiDarderi – Quentin HalysHalys (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic (6-4 6-7⁴ 6-4) – See score progression
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-4 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (7-6⁴ 6-1) – See score progression
• Ethan QuinnQuinn – Dusan LajovicLajovic (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (3-6 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Borna GojoGojo (1-6 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Camilo Ugo Carabelli
  Ugo Carabelli (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Francisco ComesanaComesana – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (6-7⁷ 7-6³ 6-3) – See score progression
• Alexander BublikBublik – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (7-6² 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Laslo DjereDjere – Fabio FogniniFognini (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Benjamin BonziBonzi – Marin CilicCilic (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Sebastian OfnerOfner – Hugo GastonGaston (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Harold MayotMayot – Corentin MoutetMoutet (6-3 4-2 ret.) – See score progression
• Mariano NavoneNavone – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Federico CinaCina – Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong (7-6⁵ 6-1) – See score progression
• Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (6-4 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Flavio CobolliCobolli – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (7-6⁴ 7-5) – See score progression
• Luciano DarderiDarderi – Quentin HalysHalys (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Alexandre MullerMuller – David GoffinGoffin (6-3 3-6 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
• Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Mattia BellucciBellucci (4-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-4 7-6(5)) – See score progression
• Kei NishikoriNishikori – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (5-7 6-2 1-4 ret. (Zandschulp ret.)) – See score progression
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic (6-4 6-7(4) 6-4) – See score progression
• Nicolas JarryJarry – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (6-3 6-2) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Andrey RublevRublev (1-3) – H2H and prediction
• Kei NishikoriNishikori – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Nicolas JarryJarry (2-2) – H2H and prediction
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Laslo DjereDjere (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (5-2) – H2H and prediction
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Rinky HijikataHijikata (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexandre MullerMuller – Ugo HumbertHumbert (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Casper RuudRuud (0-3) – H2H and prediction
• Benjamin BonziBonzi – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Vit KoprivaKopriva (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Alexander BublikBublik (3-0) – H2H and prediction
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Zizou BergsBergs – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (3-0) – H2H and prediction
• Sebastian KordaKorda – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Harold MayotMayot (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Sebastian BaezBaez – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (3-0) – H2H and prediction
• Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Sebastian OfnerOfner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – Jacob FearnleyFearnley (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Francisco ComesanaComesana – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Flavio CobolliCobolli – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-1) – H2H and prediction