ATP Qatar Open 2021: Roberto Bautista Agut vs Alexander Bublik Preview, Head-to-Head and Match Prediction

ATP Qatar Open 2021: Roberto Bautista Agut vs Alexander Bublik Preview, Head-to-Head and Match Prediction

Roberto Bautista Agut and Alexander Bublik

Roberto Bautista Agut Alexander Bublik

Roberto Bautista Agut will take on Alexander Bublik in the Second round of the Qatar Open 2021. Bautista Agut is currently the World no.13 on the ATP rankings and Bublik is the World no.44. 

Match Details

  • Tournament: Qatar Open 2021
  • Date: March 10, 2021
  • Fixture: Andrey Rublev vs Richard Gasquet
  • Round: Second Round
  • Venue: Doha, Qatar
  • Surface: Outdoor Hard Court
  • Prize Money: $16,780

Roberto Bautista Agut vs Alexander Bublik : Preview

Roberto Bautista Agut

Bautista Agut is coming into the Qatar Open on the back of a first round exit at the Rotterdam Open. In the tournament before that, at the Montpellier Open, he lost in the Finals to David Goffin 7-5 4-6 2-6. The first round of the Qatar Open saw Bautista Agut overcome the 6foot 11 inch Reilly Opelka of the USA.

In the match, Bautista Agut survived twenty two aces from Opelka before winning in three sets 4-6 6-3 6-4. His second round opponent is Alexander Bublik. At only twenty three, Bublik is one of the new faces on the tour, but he has already notched up two final appearances this year.

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He reached the finals of the Antalya Open and then the Singapore Open as well. The 6 foot 6 inch Bublik overcame qualifier Ramkumar Ramanathan in his first round match, 6-4 6-2. 

Roberto Bautista Agut vs Alexander Bublik : Head-to-Head

Alexander Bublik

These two players have met just once on the tour, in the round of 16 at the Moscow Open in 2016. Bublik won that contest 6-2 7-5, so the head to head stands at 1-0.  

Roberto Bautista Agut vs Alexander Bublik : Prediction

Roberto Bautista Agut

Bautista Agut as he showed in the match against Opelka is a counter attacker. He uses the opponent’s power and uses angles to find winners. This old fox knows all  the tricks on the court. Bublik is a big serving, powerful player who has a tendency to be inconsistent at times. Bautista Agut should scrape through. 

Prediction: Bautista Agut to win in three sets. 

Also read: ATP Qatar Open 2021: Andrey Rublev vs Richard Gasquet Preview, Head-to-Head and Match Prediction