Gregoire Barrere - Alexander Bublik predictions and free betting tips [28/05/2024]

In the first round of Roland Garros today, Frenchman Grégoire Barrère will face Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik.

Grégoire Barrère

Grégoire Barrère recently fell out of the top 100 in the world rankings, but successfully navigated through the qualifying rounds at Roland Garros, exhibiting aggression in his play. This year on clay, he has won 16 matches and suffered 9 defeats. The final stage of qualification was successful for him. After defeating Théo Papamalamis and Andrea Pellegrino, he overcame American Denis Kudla with a score of 2:6, 6:2, 6:3, demonstrating his readiness for the main draw of the tournament. In the current season, Barrère has shown his best results on clay, reaching the semi-finals at the tournament in Bucharest.

However, his journey at Roland Garros will begin against one of the most unpredictable players on the tour. Barrère's approach to the current season is marked by a determination to improve his previous results, especially considering his first-round exit at the last Roland Garros. This is already the sixth consecutive appearance for the French tennis player in the main draw of his home tournament, and he is eager to prove that he can achieve significant success by relying on his experience and current form.

Alexander Bublik

Alexander Bublik has shown decent results on clay courts this season, as evidenced by his performances at various tournaments. Notably, in Madrid, he reached the fourth round, where he lost to Daniil Medvedev in two sets. Last week, Bublik reached the semi-finals at the tournament in Lyon, which indicates significant progress for the Kazakh tennis player on clay this season. His journey in Lyon ended with a loss to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Bublik is known as a competitive yet unstable player. Bublik is renowned for his unorthodox approach to the game, including underarm serves and sometimes unexpected decisions on the court, which can both surprise his opponent and work against him.

Despite this unpredictability, he is showing improvement in his skills on clay, securing important victories over strong opponents, including wins against Alexander Vukic and Pavel Kotov on his way to the semi-finals in Lyon. This season's Roland Garros will be a significant test for Bublik, considering his previous failures at this tournament, including an early exit last year. With the experience of recent tournaments and preparation on clay courts, Bublik aims to improve his result and prove that he can compete at the highest level in one of the most prestigious tournaments in the tennis world.

Match Prediction: Barrère vs. Bublik

I hope Sasha won't get too eccentric from the first round and will manage to overcome the less experienced and skilled Frenchman, even if it takes 5 sets. Although Bublik has often stated that he hates long matches, it would be in his best interest to finish the match in 3-4 sets. The past year has shown that Bublik has begun to take his career more seriously