Alexander Bublik will play against Mikael Ymer in the first round of the Paris Masters. The match will start on October 31 at 18:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+2) for Ymer – 1.76.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 23 – 1.95.
Mikael Ymer has shown excellent indoor play this season, so he is well capable of beating Bublik, who is the favourite to win this match. Mikael is more stable than Alexander in his backhand game, which is why he has a chance of winning the upcoming match.
The only head-to-head encounter between the two players was a long match. We expect the upcoming match between Bublik and Ymer to follow a similar pattern.
Bublik reached the quarter-finals at two recent tournaments in Florence and Basel.
In the first, Alexander was stopped by American J.J. Wolf (6-3, 5-7, 1-6). Alexander had a weak third set.
In Basel, Bublik lost to eventual tournament winner Felix Auger Aliassime (2-6, 3-6). Before that, he confidently defeated Aslan Karatsev (6-3, 7-6) and Albert Ramos-Vinolas (6-3, 6-3).
In Astana, Bublik won only one match, but before that, he managed to reach the final in Metz. In France, he defeated Holger Rune (6-3, 5-7, 6-4).
In seven of Bublik’s last eight matches at the indoor hard courts, only two sets have been played.
Ymer made it to the main draw of the Paris Masters through qualification. In the first qualifying match, he faced Constant Lestienne (4-6, 4-2), who was unable to finish due to injury. In the decisive round, Mikael defeated Jiri Lehecka (7-6, 6-2).
Prior to that, Ymer did well in Stockholm, reaching the quarterfinals.
Mikael reached the semi-finals in Florence but lost against J.J. Wolf (4-6, 4-6).
Ymer has won 14 of his 21 indoor matches this year.
Ymer has won six of his last ten matches against top-50 opponents.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Bublik’s Rating – 38
Alexander Bublik Wins/Losses in 2022 – 33/26
Ymer’s Rating – 76
Mikael Ymer Wins/Losses in 2022 – 30/24
In 4 of Ymer’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 1.565.
Bublik leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters.
The match will be played at Court 1, AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France.
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