Alexander Bublik and James Duckworth will clash against each other in the 1st round of the French Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 1:00 pm on Court 12. 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 Alexander Bublik who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alexander Bublik is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Bublik -> 1.22
James Duckworth -> 4.3

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Prediction and head to head Alexander Bublik vs. James Duckworth

This will be the 2nd time that Alexander Bublik and James Duckworth face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Bublik (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Bublik won 6-4 6-4 in the 3rd round in Miami back in 2021.

Alexander Bublik

Alexander Bublik

18 - 15win/loss

Hard
5-7
I Hard
2-3
Clay
11-5
Rank
11
High
11
LLWWWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 48-24 12-11 23-6 8-6 5-1 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. 62, Alexander will start his run at the French Open after he played his last match in Hamburg where he lost 7-6(6) 6-4 to Mpetshi in the 1st round on the 20th of May.

Bublik has a compiled 18-15 win-loss record in 2025, 11-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current year was winning the title the Turin Challenger where he overcame Bu Yunchaokete in the final 6-3 6-3.

Talking about his overall career, The Kazakhstani has an overall 369-278 record. He has a positive 68-64 record on clay.

Previously at the French Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2024. See his history.

French Open
Bublik's Record

James Duckworth

James Duckworth

16 - 13win/loss

Hard
9-8
I Hard
1-2
Clay
6-3
Rank
106
High
46
WWWWLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 42-33 21-19 6-4 10-4 5-6 0-0
2024 42-29 23-14 2-3 7-7 10-5 0-0
2023 51-28 43-21 1-3 5-2 2-2 0-0
2022 24-27 20-18 0-2 0-1 4-6 0-0
2021 36-24 15-9 1-2 12-9 8-4 0-0

Ranked no. 92, the Australian will start his run at the Paris after he played his last match in Geneva where he lost 7-6(3) 6-4 to Bertola in the qualifications on the 17th of May.

Duckworth has an aggregate 16-13 win-loss record in 2025, 6-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the season was conquering the title the San Luis Potosi Challenger where he overcame Max Wiskandt in the final 6-1 6-1.

In terms of his career, James has an overall 507-332 record. He has a positive 113-63 record on clay.

Previously at the French Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021. See his history.

French Open
Duckworth's Record

Tennis Scores – French Open

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