Alexander Bublik vs Tallon Griekspoor Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Dubai Open

Prediction published on 26/02/2024, 15:32  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 26/02/2024 at 16:33 in Tennis Predictions

Seventh seed Alexander Bublik takes on unseeded Tallon Griekspoor for a place in the last eight of the Dubai Open. Bublik is at 23rd in the latest world rankings and up a place in the live list. That's only one position below his career high. He had a tough time in the first round of this outdoor hard court tournament. The seventh seed only won two games in the first set of his match against qualifier Tomas Machac. He recovered well and eventually won the match via a third set tie-break. Bublik has already won one title this year winning the indoor hard court tournament held in Montpellier. He also reached the last eight in Doha last week.

Tallon Griekspoor has to beat his opponent for the first time ever to progress. He has lost all three of their previous matches, two played in 2022. All were on indoor hard courts and Griekspoor only won one set. He had an easier time in the first round of this ATP 500 tournament. The Dutch player was up against wild card Abdullah Shelbayh, won the first set and then his opponent retired when 2-0 down in the second. That took him up to 27th in the live rankings, six adrift of his career high. Griekspoor recently reached the last four of the tournament in Rotterdam. That was his best performance of the year and this is the first event he's played since then. We go for Bublik to win this match.