Alexander Shevchenko vs Alexander Bublik Prediction: An easy road for Bublik

The ATP Montpellier progresses into the Quarter Final stage and two players will be going head-to-head for a place in the Semifinal. Alexander Shevchenko and Alexander Bublik face each other for the first time in their career.

Alexander Shevchenko is a 23 year old Kazakhstan tennis Player currently ranked 59th on the ATP ranking. Alexander Shevchenko is yet to win a title to his name and he hopes to get far in this tournament.

He started off with a 2:1 win over Dalibor Svrcina in the round of 32. And then in the round of 16, he defeated Gregoire Barrere by the same scoreline. 

Against Barrere he recorded: 7 aces, 4 double faults, 44/57 first serve points won, 21/38 second serve points won, 3 ⁄ 5 break points saved, 1 breakpoint converted, 15 games won and a total of 94 points.

It's a general feeling that Alexander Bublik has been handed an easy opponent here. At the moment Alexander Bublik is ranked 27th on the ATP ranking. 

He has 3 titles to his name since turning pro in 2016 and he hopes he can get another. 

Alexander Bublik played just 1 game so far in the tournament and that was in the round of 16 stage against Denis Shapovalov. He won the game in 3 sets to book his place in the Quarter Final. His stats in the game were: 10 aces, 9 double faults, 41/52 first serve points, 28/48 second serve points, 3/6 break points saved, 1 break point converted, 14 games won and a total of 107 points.

This is the first match between Alexander Shevchenko and Alexander Bublik.

The bookmakers are absolutely spot on in this match. There's no chance for Alexander Shevchenko to pull off a win against Alexander Bublik. Alexander Bublik would not want to throw away such an opportunity to advance. So expect him to finish off the business.

• Alexander Bublik to Win and Under 24.5 Games at 2.017
• Alexander Shevchenko to Win Under 12 Games at 1.7 Odds
• Alexander Bublik to win 2-0 at 2.04 Odds