Alexander Bublik surprises Alex De Minaur 2-6 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Paris on Thursday. Bublik will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Henrique Rocha in the 3rd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 52 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 2nd round in 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2024. Here you can see his history at this event.
Alexander added to his prize money € 51,000 after winning this match. He has already won € 168,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Bublik will add € 97,000 to his earnings to get in total € 265,000 in total.
Highlights Alexander Bublik vs. Alex De Minaur French Open – Paris
Bublik’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
6-3 6-2
2h:52
The Kazakhstani won this encounter even if he scored less points than De Minaur (128 vs. 130).
Bublik
The Kazakhstani blasted 12 aces and he committed 12 double faults. Bublik won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points as he converted only 43% (6/14) of the procured opportunities.
De Minaur
On the other side, De Minaur was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 46% – 6/13). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Bublik and De Minaur is 1-3 for Alex.
Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Bublik vs. Henrique Rocha – stats
Bublik will take on Rocha in the 3rd round.
There is no head to head record between Alexander Bublik and Henrique Rocha since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Alexander was great in turning the table in the last 3 sets after losing the first 2. In fact, he lost only 9 games in the last 3 sets after winning 93 points vs. Rocha’s 69 points.
Live score progression and stats
Bublik started the set strong after breaking Alex De Minaur in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, De Minaur succeeded in coming back to break Bublik 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
The Kazakhstani couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 0-2 to 6-2.
Alex was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-2 30-40), the 4th (2-2 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40). Also, on the other side, Bublik was unerring in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 6th game (2-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 50 points. The Australian won 12 points more than the Kazakhstani (31-19). Alex lost 11 points on serve (17-11). In addition, on the other side, Alexander conceded 14 points on serve (8-14).
Alex in this set was much more effective than Bublik and without struggling too much he won 6-2 after breaking Alexander in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
Bublik had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-2 to 6-2.
De Minaur was on the money in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Australian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 47 points. The Australian was the winner of the set after clinching 15 points more than Bublik (31-16). The Australian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (16-2). on the other side of the net, Alexander conceded 15 points on serve (14-15).
Bublik didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Alex De Minaur in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Alexander to win the set as the Australian succeeded in breaking back in the 7th (3-4) game. Alexander maintained his cool to break the Australian in the 10th (6-4) game.
The Kazakhstani converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, De Minaur converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 7th game (2-4 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 59 points. The Kazakhstani conquered the set after winning 7 more points than the Australian (33-26). The Kazakhstani surrendered 10 points on serve (20-10). On the other side, Alex conceded 13 points on serve (16-13).
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Bublik snatched in the 4th game (3-1) prior to eventually conquering the set (6-3).
The Kazakhstani converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 4th game (2-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Alex wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (2-4 30-40).
They played 58 points. Alexander was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Alex (33-25). Bublik lost 7 points on serve (21-7). On the losing side, the Australian conceded 12 points on serve (18-12).
Bublik conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Alex De Minaur in the 1st game (1-0). Alexander extended his lead after breaking the Australian in the 5th (4-1) game before conquering the set (6-2).
Bublik converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Alexander didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 44 points. Alexander was the one to win the set after conquering 10 more points than De Minaur (27-17). Bublik was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (17-4). On the losing side, Alex conceded 10 points on serve (13-10).
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