Tommy Paul vs Alexander Bublik — Rotterdam Round of 16

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 16
Tommy Paul
USA
Tommy Paul
#25ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 March 2021
hard
Alexander Bublik
KAZ
Alexander Bublik
#11ATP
1889ELO
1837Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWLL
Paul T.
6-7 6-3 6-1
Bublik A.
Paul T.
65662
Bublik A.
77311

Tommy Paul defeated Alexander Bublik 6-7 6-3 6-1 in the Rotterdam round of 16 on hard. Tommy Paul extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-25US OpenR32hardAlexander Bublik7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1
2025-03-19Miami MastersR64hardTommy Paul5-7 7-5 6-4
2024-07-01WimbledonR32grassTommy Paul6-3 6-4 6-2
2020-09-21HamburgQ2clayTommy Paul6-4 6-4
2019-06-17Queen's ClubQ2grassAlexander Bublik6-4 7-6(4)
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Serve vs return

This season
Paul T.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Bublik A.

Bublik A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Paul T.

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

Paul T.Bublik A.
71
Serve
65
54
Return
25

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

Statistics

This season
Paul T.Bublik A.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
46%
Service points won·Even
65%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
63%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.1
11.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
5.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Paul T.Bublik A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
93
88
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Clear edge
87
67
Deciding sets·Even
98
99
Tiebreaks·Even
96
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Paul T.Bublik A.
Freshness·Clear edge
84
66

Paul T.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Bublik A.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 88 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
4°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 90%
Final
Rublev A.[4]
Fucsovics M.
7-646-4
Semi-finals
Rublev A.[4]
Tsitsipas S.[2]
6-37-62
Fucsovics M.
Coric B.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Coric B.
Nishikori K.
7-627-64
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Khachanov K.
4-66-37-5
Rublev A.[4]
Chardy J.
7-626-726-4
Fucsovics M.
Paul T.
6-46-3
R16
Chardy J.
Goffin D.[6]
7-637-65
Khachanov K.
Norrie C.
6-26-2
Fucsovics M.
Davidovich Fokina A.
6-36-2
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Hurkacz H.
6-44-67-5
Rublev A.[4]
Murray A.
7-56-2
Nishikori K.
De Minaur A.
6-32-67-5
Coric B.
Lajovic D.
6-36-2
Paul T.
Bublik A.
6-756-36-1
R32
Fucsovics M.
Opelka R.
7-626-747-64
Khachanov K.
Wawrinka S.[8]
6-47-5
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Gerasimov E.
7-647-5
Hurkacz H.
Mannarino A.
6-37-66
Norrie C.
Basilashvili N.
6-06-3
Rublev A.[4]
Giron M.
7-616-3
Murray A.
Haase R.
2-67-626-3
Goffin D.[6]
Struff J.
6-46-0
Chardy J.
Humbert U.
4-67-657-64
Davidovich Fokina A.
Bautista Agut R.[5]
6-27-63
Paul T.
Sonego L.
6-47-67
Bublik A.
Zverev A.[3]
7-56-3
Nishikori K.
Auger Aliassime F.[7]
7-646-1
De Minaur A.
Millman J.
6-16-4
Coric B.
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-47-64
Lajovic D.
Medvedev D.[1]
7-646-4