Alexander Bublik vs Aleksandar Kovacevic Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Montpellier

Prediction published on 30/01/2025, 15:29  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 30/01/2025 at 15:35 in Tennis Predictions

Qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic has made it to the Open Occitanie quarter-finals and will face off with fourth seed Alexander Bublik. This is their first career meeting and the winner will play Andrey Rublev, Nikoloz Basilashvili or Arthur Rindrknech next. Below is our prediction for this match.

Alex Bublik is the defending Montpellier champion. He won the event for a second time last season. Returning to a tournament he has excelled so much, will have him confident of putting to a halt his slow start to the year.

Bublik defeated Dominik Koepfer in straight sets in the second round. This was his first win after back-to-back losses to start the campaign.

The Kazakh is currently down 10 places in the live ranking to 49th place.

Aleksandar Kovacevic is having an exceptional start to the year. He has won 11 of 14 fixtures contested and is on a four-match winning run.

The momentum built up from this strong start will have him confident of causing an upset here. Kovacevic, who has alternated between the challenger and tour circuits, has registered 10 of his wins on indoor hard courts.

To progress to the fifth tour quarter-final of his career, the American defeated Mattia Bellucci in straight sets.

His performances this week have bumped him back into the ATP top 100. He is now placed 89th in the live ranking.