Alexander Bublik and Botic Van De Zandschulp will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Generali Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines 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 2 sets.
Alexander Bublik -> 1.35
Botic Van De Zandschulp -> 3.2
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Bublik vs. Botic Van De Zandschulp
This will be the 3rd time that Alexander Bublik and Botic Van De Zandschulp fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Van De Zandschulp (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Van De Zandschulp won 3-6 6-4 4-0 ret. in the 1st round in Basel back in 2024.
Alexander Bublik
34 - 17win/loss
11
11
| 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. 30, Bublik reached the semifinal after beating Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-3 6-4 and Alexander Shevchenko 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter, Alexander had a good straight sets win against Shevchenko (6-4 6-2). During the match, Bublik scored 72 points vs Shevchenko’s 48. The Kazakhstani was very aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about the service games, Bublik blasted 5 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Alexander Bublik was extremely effective on serve to win 96% (25/26) of his 1st serve and 53% (16/30) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Alexander broke Shevchenko 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kazakhstani hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 58% of the points he played.
Bublik has good match record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (354-259). 21-6 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Bublik has a compiled 62-58 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Turin Challenger where he beat Bu Yunchaokete in the final 6-3 6-3 and in Halle where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 7-6(4) and in Gstaad where he beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the final 6-4 4-6 6-3.
Bublik has a compiled 33-17 win-loss record in 2025, 21-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Kitzbuhel
Botic Van De Zandschulp
17 - 20win/loss
77
22
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29-32 | 13-11 | 11-10 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 33-33 | 9-11 | 16-12 | 7-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-25 | 10-9 | 4-6 | 12-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-29 | 14-11 | 11-7 | 7-7 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-23 | 17-5 | 24-10 | 9-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 103, Van De Zandschulp reached the semifinal after beating Nicolas Jarry 6-4 4-6 6-3, Filip Misolic 6-3 7-6(4) and Thiago Seyboth Wild 7-6(2) 6-2.
In the quarter, Botic had a good straight sets win against Seyboth Wild (7-62 6-2). During the match Van De Zandschulp scored 80 points vs Seyboth Wild’s 64. Botic was pretty aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Van De Zandschulp bagged 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Botic Van De Zandschulp lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Van De Zandschulp put 78% of his first serves in, winning 80% (39/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 21% (3/14) on the 2nd serve. Botic broke Seyboth Wild 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Dutch has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Dutch has an aggregate 17-19 win-loss record in 2025, 9-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bublik | Van De Zandschulp |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 37 | 72 |
| Pts | 138-100 | 244-211 |
| Total Points | 238 | 455 |
| Winners | 60 | 110 |
| %Winners | 43% | 45% |
Bublik played 2 matches while Van De Zandschulp competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Botic Van De Zandschulp conceded 1 set while Alexander Bublik hasn’t dropped a set so far. Bublik has played 3 set(s) less than Van De Zandschulp (4 vs 7). Therefore, Bublik played 35 games less than Van De Zandschulp. The Kazakhstani scored 60 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Van De Zandschulp made 110 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bublik | Van De Zandschulp |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 22 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 11 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 72/121 | 143/218 |
| %1st in | 60% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 60/72 | 110/143 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 28/49 | 39/75 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 52% |
Bublik scored 22 aces (11 per match). Van De Zandschulp blasted 16 aces (5.3 per match). Bublik won 83% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Van De Zandschulp won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bublik | Van De Zandschulp |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 9 |
| Converted | 5/9 | 9/19 |
| % Converted | 56% | 47% |
| Conceded | 8 | 17 |
| Saved | 8 | 12 |
| % Saved | 100% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 |
Bublik broke his opponents 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. Bublik quite strong on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 8 break points. Van De Zandschulp broke his opponents 9 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Dutch conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bublik | ||||
| R2 Agustin | 1/4 Shevchenko | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 18 | 37 | |
| pts | 66-52 | 72-48 | 138-100 | |
| Total points | 118 | 120 | 238 | |
| Winners | 35 | 25 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 35% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 17 | 5 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 46/65 | 26/56 | 72/121 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 46% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 35/46 | 25/26 | 60/72 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 96% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/19 | 16/30 | 28/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 53% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 3/7 | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 43% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 5/5 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Van De Zandschulp | |||||
| R1 Jarry | R2 Misolic | 1/4 Seyboth Wild | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-6 6-3 | 6-3 7-64 | 7-62 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 22 | 21 | 72 | |
| pts | 87-82 | 77-65 | 80-64 | 244-211 | |
| Total points | 169 | 142 | 144 | 455 | |
| Winners | 34 | 37 | 39 | 110 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 48% | 49% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 47/83 | 47/72 | 49/63 | 143/218 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 65% | 78% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 34/47 | 37/47 | 39/49 | 110/143 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 79% | 80% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/36 | 14/25 | 3/14 | 39/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 56% | 21% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 2/7 | 4/8 | 9/19 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 29% | 50% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 2/3 | 6/8 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | 75% | 105% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Tennis Scores in Kitzbuhel
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (7-62 6-2) – See score progression
- Arthur CazauxCazaux – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-4 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Hendrik Jebens/Albano OlivettiJebens/Albano Olivetti – Santiago Gonzalez/Austin KrajicekGonzalez/Austin Krajicek (6-1 7-67) – See score progression
- Petr Nouza/Patrik RiklNouza/Patrik Rikl – Tomas Martin Etcheverry/Thiago Agustin TiranteMartin Etcheverry/Thiago Agustin Tirante (w/o) – See score progression
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (7-6(2) 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alexander BublikBublik – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (0-2) – H2H and prediction