Hubert Hurkacz will face Alexander Bublik in the semi-finals of the Open 13. The match will start on February 25 at 13:30 UK time.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2) for Hurkacz- 1.84.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 23 – 1.76.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Over 9.5 – 1.632.
Bublik is making good progress. He has beaten some good players in Marseille – Krajinovic, Barrere and Dimitrov, but we don’t think he can cope with Gurkac. Hubert leads 4-1 in their head-to-head clash with Alexander and we believe he can extend his lead in head-to-head against Kazakhstan in their next encounter.
Hurkacz and Bublik met in this season’s United Cup team competition earlier in the year. That match ended in three sets, one of which was a tie-break. Expect the upcoming match to be a tight one as well.
Hubert won two matches in a row for the second time this season at the ATP tournament.
On Friday, the Polish tennis player barely defeated Mikael Ymer (6-3, 3-6, 7-6).
The Polish player had 19 aces, three break points out of 11 and missed three of his serves.
Hurkacz led with a break in the deciding set, but it was all decided in the end on a tie-break where his opponent had a match ball. All in all, a hard-fought win.
In the first match this week, Hurkacz stopped Swiss Leandro Ridi (4-6, 6-3, 6-2).
Hurkacz has lost four of his previous six meetings against strong serving opponents.
Bublik, meanwhile, reached the semi-finals for the first time in the season. Moreover, before this tournament, he had not had a single win this season.
In Marseille, Alexander broke a terrible streak of 10 defeats.
In the quarter-finals, Bublik defeated Grigor Dimitrov (7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6). Against the Bulgarian, Alexander scored 16 aces, converted two break points from three and missed his serve twice.
Remarkably, the representative of Kazakhstan scored two match points in the decisive tie-break.
Before that, Bublik defeated Filip Krajinovic (5-7, 6-3, 6-4) of Serbia and Gregoire Barrere (6-4, 6-2) of France.
Bublik has seven wins in his last ten matches on the French courts.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
Hubert Hurkacz’s Rating – 11
Hubert Hurkacz Wins/Losses in 2023 – 8/4
Alexander Bublik’s Rating – 50
Alexander Bublik Wins/Losses in 2023 – 3/8
In 4 of Bublik’s last 5 matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games Over 9.5” with odds of 1.632.
Hurkacz leads with a score of 4-1 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Astano Open in 2022. In that match, Hurkacz defeated Bublik (6-4, 6-4) in two sets.
The match will be played in Center Court, Palais des sports de Marseille, Marseille, France.
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