Alexander Bublik vs Andrey Rublev Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Mutua Madrid Open

Prediction published on 26/04/2025, 04:30  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 26/04/2025 at 04:33 in ATP Mutua Madrid Open Predictions

Andrey Rublev’s defence of the Madrid Open title continues on Sunday when he takes on Alexander Bublik. This will be a third-round match, and the victor here will face Ben Shelton or Jakub Mensik. Read on for our prediction of the match.

These two players will be meeting for the eighth time. Surprisingly, this will be their first meeting on clay. Andrey Rublev will go into this game very fresh, having not touched a racket yet.

After his first-round bye, his second-round opponent, Gael Monfils, withdrew. The Russian has struggled all through after his success in Doha. He has an 11-9 record but hasn’t won consecutive matches in the last eight.

Bublik trails Rublev 5-3 in head-to-head records and will be looking to cut this dominance. He will start at a disadvantage here, having already spent more than three hours on the court.

Apart from that, Bublik will take inspiration from his run coming into this fixture. The Kazakhstani has four wins in his last five matches, but his last two will be the ones that matter most.

He beat a higher-ranking Alex Michelsen in the first round at Madrid and then served the same to Alexei Popyrin in the second round. This streak of upsets, he will hope there’s more in store for Rublev.