Alexander Bublik vs Soon Woo Kwon — Astana CH Quarter-final

Astana CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Alexander Bublik
KAZ3
Alexander Bublik
#11ATP
1889ELO
1837Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 July 2017
hard
Soon Woo Kwon
KOR7
Soon Woo Kwon
1744ELO
1716Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWWW
Bublik A.
7-6 6-2
Kwon S.
Bublik A.
7762
Kwon S.
6120

Alexander Bublik defeated Soon Woo Kwon 7-6 6-2 in the Astana CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Soon Woo Kwon came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Alexander Bublik claimed a first win over Soon Woo Kwon in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-12Davis Cup WG1 R1: KOR vs KAZRRhardSoon Woo Kwon7-6(6) 3-0 RET
2021-09-20Nur-SultanSFhardSoon Woo Kwon3-6 7-5 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Bublik A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kwon S.

Kwon S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Bublik A.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Bublik A.Kwon S.
65
Serve
—
25
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Bublik A.Kwon S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.1
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bublik A.Kwon S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
88
67
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
94
Break points won·Dominant
67
33
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
77
Tiebreaks·Even
96
95

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Bublik A.Kwon S.
Freshness·Clear edge
78
97

Bublik A.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Kwon S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Gerasimov E.[5]
Kukushkin M.[2]
7-694-66-4
Semi-finals
Kukushkin M.[2]
Bublik A.[3]
6-26-4
Gerasimov E.[5]
Setkic A.[8]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Kukushkin M.[2]
Popko D.
6-27-5
Bublik A.[3]
Kwon S.[7]
7-616-2
Setkic A.[8]
Lee D.[4]
7-666-3
Gerasimov E.[5]
Donskoy E.[1]
7-694-66-3
R16
Kukushkin M.[2]
Shyla Y.
6-46-1
Lee D.[4]
Myneni S.
6-06-4
Gerasimov E.[5]
Ilkel C.
6-26-3
Donskoy E.[1]
Kudryavtsev A.
7-686-4
Popko D.
Milojevic N.[6]
6-37-5
Bublik A.[3]
Sekiguchi S.
6-37-5
Kwon S.[7]
Grenier H.
6-46-2
Setkic A.[8]
Ortega Olmedo R.
6-27-62
R32
Shyla Y.
Nedelko I.
7-656-4
Bublik A.[3]
Doumbia S.
6-26-2
Grenier H.
Dellien H.
7-646-0
Myneni S.
Lomakin G.
6-37-64
Lee D.[4]
Kecmanovic M.
1-67-646-3
Gerasimov E.[5]
Golubev A.
6-16-1
Ilkel C.
Kibi Y.
6-46-4
Kudryavtsev A.
Tiurnev E.
6-726-06-4
Donskoy E.[1]
Yevseyev D.
6-26-2
Kukushkin M.[2]
Manafov V.
3-66-46-3
Popko D.
Hassanov R.
7-56-3
Milojevic N.[6]
Dustov F.
6-26-1
Sekiguchi S.
Zhyrmont D.
6-21-66-3
Kwon S.[7]
Ilhan M.
6-46-4
Setkic A.[8]
Konecny M.
6-36-0
Ortega Olmedo R.
Karlovskiy E.
6-37-5