Alex Michelsen vs Alexander Bublik Preview & Prediction | 2025 Madrid Open | First Round

The 25th seed Alexei Popyrin awaits the winner of Alex Michelsen and Alexander Bublik in the second round.

Ranking points: ATP 1000

Start date/time: Wednesday 23rd April, 2025: UK – not before TBC / US ET – not before TBC / US PT – not before TBC

Venue: Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain

Surface: Outdoor clay

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

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Alex Michelsen vs Alexander Bublik prediction

Alex Michelsen gets his European clay swing underway on the back of a solid quarter-final run in Houston.

The 20-year-old missed Monte Carlo but will hope to reach the second round in Madrid for the first time at the expense of the maverick that is Alexander Bublik. 

The Kazakhstani has tumbled out of the top 20 in the past 12 months and is searching for better form, currently sitting just inside the top 80. 

Statistically both players are weaker on clay, but Bublik has some pedigree in this event having previously reached the quarter-final and he also made the round of 16 last year. 

This will be a first meeting between two players with big serves and plenty of heavy ground strokes on the menu, but Michelsen is a player on the rise and his solid tennis may have the edge of Bublik’s unpredictability in the fast conditions. 

Alex Michelsen vs Alexander Bublik tip: Alex Michelsen to win