Andrey Rublev vs Alexander Bublik Preview & Prediction | 2025 Qatar Open | First Round

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Andrey Rublev is the fifth seed in Qatar this week and the Russian faces a tricky opening match against Alexander Bublik in the first round

Ranking points: ATP 500

Start date/time: Tuesday 18th February, 2025: UK – not before 1:00pm / US ET – not before 8:00am / US PT – not before 5:00am

Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar

Surface: Outdoor hard

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

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

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Andrey Rublev vs Alexander Bublik Prediction

It has been a mixed start to 2025 for Andrey Rublev but the 27-year-old will be hoping to piece together a good week in Doha.

He won this tournament back in 2020 and finished as runner-up in 2018 so this is a tournament where he has some fond memories and he will hope to lean on that this time around.

Bublik has yet to get firing in 2025 but he has been active participating in five tournaments prior to this one.

The two 27-year-olds go back quite a way with Rublev having won four of the six previous meetings. Bublik won the one clash last year and has won two of the last three but all but one of the six matches have gone to a deciding set. That is our preferred play here. Rublev has to be favoured but he is so unpredictable, we are going with set betting in this one.

Andrey Rublev vs Alexander Bublik Tip: Over 2.5 sets