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Alex de Minaur vs Alexander Bublik Head to Head Record, Preview, and Prediction for the French Open 2025 Second Round

The Australian ace has reached quarterfinals in his last four Grand Slams, including the French Open 2024.

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Ninth-seed, Alex de Minaur will lock horns against Alexander Bublik in the second round of the 2025 Roland Garros on Thursday. Minaur edged out Laslo Djere in straight sets, saving 4 set points in the third. Bublik knocked out James Duckworth in the first-round without losing a single set. Both players will meet after a gap of one year since their meeting in the Indian Wells.

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Alex de Minaur vs Alexander Bublik Preview

Alex de Minaur showed resilience in the third set to take the first-round game in straight sets. The Australian ace dropped his best clay-court run this year with 10 wins. He reached the round-of-16 of all four clay court competitions in 2025, including a semifinal in Mote Carlo where he lost to Lorenzo Musetti.

Minaur are on a 20-match winning streak against non-top-30 players in Grand Slams. He has some breakthrough performances this year such as beating Daniil Medvedev in Monte Carlo and reaching last-8 in Australian Open. The Australian ace has reached quarterfinals in his last four Grand Slams, including the French Open 2024 where his career–best campaign was ended against the eventual runner-up Alexander Zverev.

Players to reach the last sixteen of *every* Masters 1000 event in 2025 so far:

Alex de Minaur 😈#IBI25 pic.twitter.com/BzIylWyZVW
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 12, 2025

Alexander Bublik has gone 12-5 on clay court this year and he showed great consistency on this surface. The No.1 Kazakhstani player has beaten Rublev in Madrid Open and pushed Caper Rudd in Rome. He won a Challenger event two weeks ago in Turin on clay. Bublik failed to cross second-round in Grand Slam out of eight attempts but this year, he would look to break the jinx.

Alex de Minaur vs Alexander Bublik Head to Head Record

Alex de Minaur holds a 3-0 lead over Alexander Bublik in the ATP head-to-Head record. The Australian ace also had last laugh Bublik in the 2021 Antalya Open final to win his fourth ATP title. Bublik retired during the opening set after a right ankle injury. In previous two matchups, Alex de Minaur beat Alexander Bublik in straight sets.

Year	Event	Round	Winner	Score
2024	ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells	Round of 32	Alex de Minaur	7-5 6-0
2021	Barcelona	Round of 32	Alex de Minaur	7-6(3), 6-2
2021	Antalya	Final	Alex de Minaur	2-0 ret.

Alex de Minaur vs Alexander Bublik Career Comparison

Alex de Minaur	Category	Alexander Bublik
9	Ranking	62
276-165	Career W-L	160-163
26-10	YTD W-L	19-15
9	Career Titles	4
0	Grand Slams	0
0	YTD Titles	0

Alex de Minaur vs Alexander Bublik French Open 2025 Prediction

Alexander Bublik has a potential of causing an upset over the Australian ace considering his this year’s clay-court performances. However, De Minaur brings value on the clay and his mental stretch and clay confidence makes him a superior player. The world No. 9 has crossed the second round in last six Slam appearances and reached last-16 of all four clay court events this year. Bublik can force this game to final set but De Minaur will find a way to cross the line.

Prediction: Alex de Minaur to win in four sets.

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Alex de Minaur vs Alexander Bublik French Open 2025 Betting Odds

Alex de Minaur: -900

Alexander Bublik: +600

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