Alexei Popyrin vs Alexander Bublik Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Mutua Madrid Open

Prediction published on 24/04/2025, 19:42  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 24/04/2025 at 19:44 in ATP Mutua Madrid Open Predictions

Alexei Popyrin, the 25th seed at the 2025 Madrid Open, will take on the unseeded Alexander Bublik in the second round. This is their fourth career meeting, and the winner will play Gael Monfils or Andrey Rublev next. Below is our prediction for this match. Alexei Popyrin is undefeated against Bublik. He has won their previous three meetings. Their most recent showdown came last year in the quarter-finals in Doha. Popyrin defeated Bublik in the latter’s favoured indoor hardcourt surface to lift the 2021 Singapore Open. He will hope to continue with this 100% record and continue his strong clay court season debut. Popyrin, who is coming off a quarter-final run in Monte-Carlo, is up to 25th in the live ranking.

Alexander Bublik defeated Alex Michelsen in straight sets in the first round. The win improved him to 10-12 for the season. The Kazakh is having a lacklustre season on the tour. Only once has he progressed past the second round at a tour event. A finalist at the Phoenix Challenger back in March, Bublik’s best tour performance is a quarter-final finish in Montpellier. A former top 20 player, the 27-year-old has dropped seven places in the live ranking to 82nd.