Bublik with momentum from Halle?
Alexander Bublik and Albert Ramos Vinolas will meet at the grass court tournament in Mallorca – betting basis has tips and odds ready. For the first-named Kazakh, the grass is particularly green at the moment: last week he won the tournament in Halle on grass!
On the way to the title, he eliminated Alexander Zverev, among others, and it was his first tournament win on this surface. The triumph came as a surprise, as Bublik had started as an unseeded player in Halle, Westphalia.
For his upcoming opponent, the upcoming match is instead just the start of the grass court season. Furthermore, he is a proven clay court player. For the duel between Alexander Bublik and Albert Ramos Vinolas, the tip is therefore for the Kazakh to win in two sets.
Alexander Bublik – Statistics & current form
The Mallorca Open in its current form on grass is still a very young tournament. The first edition was supposed to take place in 2020, but was postponed by a year due to the Corona pandemic. In 2021 the time had come and the premiere on the Spanish island was won by the Russian Daniil Medvedev.
Last year, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas prevailed. The latter professional will be competing again this year and leads the seedings ahead of local hero Davidovich Fokina. Alexander Bublik is seeded in fifth place in Mallorca.
The Kazakh recently recorded his first triumph on grass
The Kazakh arrives in high spirits, having, as mentioned at the beginning, won the ATP tournament in Halle last week. With his first tournament win on this surface, he impressively proved his currently very good condition.
In addition, he already reached the final of the grass tournament in Newport in the USA in 2019 and 2022. Bublik thus feels quite comfortable on grass and this can also be seen in his recent results at Wimbledon, where he has reached at least the third round in the past two years.
Also last year, Bublik won an ATP tournament
Further, his upswing from last year seems to be solidifying. Last year, he won an ATP tournament for the first time and the success came in Montpellier, where the Russian, who has been competing as a Kazakh for a few years now, defeated German Alexander Zverev, among others, in two straight sets on his way to the final.
In view of his current strong form and the fact that his opponent has his strengths on clay, Vinola’s bets and odds on the favourite to win the first set and the match are also worth considering for the clash between Alexander Bublik and Albert Ramos.
Albert Ramos Vinolas – Statistics & current form
Albert Ramos Vinolas is ranked 72nd in the world and thus almost 50 positions lower than his upcoming opponent. Another thing that speaks against the 35-year-old is that he clearly prefers clay. His four ATP victories to date have all come on this surface, as have his seven victories on the Challenger Tour.
In contrast to Bublik, the Spaniard has not played a single match on grass in 2023 and the fact that he does not appreciate this surface is also evident from the fact that he has always been knocked out in the first round at Wimbledon in his last four appearances.
His last appearance for the time being was last week at the Challenger tournament in Parma, Italy. There, he at least made it to the quarter-finals.
Ramos Vinolas has yet to make a major mark in 2023
Other than that, the current calendar year has been unspectacular for the Barcelona pro. Among his greatest successes in 2023, only two further quarter-final appearances can be discovered at the tournament in Bordeaux last May and in Rio de Janeiro last February.
He also made a semi-final appearance at the competition in Cordoba, Argentina, which also took place last February. With this in mind, the duel between Alexander Bublik and Albert Ramos Vinola’s betting odds and prediction on no tie-break offer additional value.
The Kazakh is clearly the favourite in the eyes of the betting community and served strongly for most of his recent tournament win in Halle, so there is no suggestion of a tiebreak deciding the set.
Alexander Bublik – Albert Ramos Vinolas Direct comparison / H2H record
Alexander Bublik and Albert Ramos Vinolas have faced each other three times so far and the Catalan has always been defeated. The last time the two professionals met was at the ATP tournament on hard court in Basel last October. Bublik won in two straight sets and did not allow his opponent to break.
Alexander Bublik – Albert Ramos Vinolas Tip
Alexander Bublik won his first grass-court tournament in Halle last week and can generally be considered to have a better game when it comes to the upcoming opponent. This judgement applies especially to matches on the green surface.
That is why Vinola’s prediction and odds on a 2-0 win for the Kazakh in the match between Alexander Bublik and Albert Ramos seem promising. The prediction is supported by the fact that the Spaniard has not yet played a grass match this year and therefore has considerably less match experience on this surface.
Last but not least, the statistics speak in favour of his 26-year-old opponent. He has won all three of his encounters with Ramos Vinolas so far and only dropped a set once on his debut at the ATP tournament in Moscow in 2017.
