World number seven Holger Rune will be up against the 55th-ranked Alexander Bublik in the second round of the 2023 ATP Madrid Masters on Friday, April 28. Get the predictions and odds of this Holger Rune v Alexander Bublik match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Holger Rune v Alexander Bublik Head to Head
Their only previous meeting came at the 2022 Metz Open where Bublik had defeated Rune in a three-setter.
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Rune 7-1 on Clay This Season
A fourth round at the Australian Open and a semifinal in Acapulco meant that Rune had made a steady start to the season but it was only when he shifted to clay that the results changed drastically for the Danish number.
At the Monte-Carlo Masters, Rune came through against Dominic Thiem, Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner to make the final where he went down to Andrey Rublev.
This was followed by a title win – his first of the season – in Munich – where Rune did not have a lot of worries till he reached the final. In the title-decider there, Botic van de Zandschulp had his chances but Rune showed his mettle and came through in the final set tie-breaker.
Rune now features in his first match ever at the Madrid Masters having missed out last time after being ranked 70th in the world at that time. He sure looks good to go deep this time around.
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Bublik Breaks Losing Streak in Longest Tie-Breaker
In what turned out to be a match that lasted nearly three hours, Bublik needed three sets – of which two were tie-breakers – to overcome Daniel Elahi Galan in the first round.
Bublik saved a whopping seven set-points in the first set – six of which came in a tie-breaker that went 17-15 – to take the lead, only for Galan to win the second in another tie-breaker. There were no dramas there with Galan helping himself to an equaliser off his first chance.
The third set was turning out to be a damp squib in comparison with the high of the first two as Bublik came back from 0-2 down to break his opponent twice and served for the match at 5-4.
It was in that 10th game that another topsy-turvy battle followed with Bublik squandering away seven match-point opportunities to help himself a win off the eighth. He was coming into this match on the back of four successive defeats, so a win like would have been both draining and relief-inducing.
Will that, however, be enough to test Rune?
Rune v Bublik Prediction and Tip
Rune should have no difficulties here as he runs off to a straight-set win over a struggling opponent.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Rune to win in straight sets: 1/2 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 20.5 games in the match: 4/5 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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