Alexander Bublik vs Alexei Popyrin, Astana 2018, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Popyrin won in 3 sets · 2h 22m
1–2
Set 17–5
Set 23–6
Set 34–6
Venue and conditions
National Tennis Center (Daulet Sports Complex)Astana, KAZ
Outdoor hardCourt speed4.5 vs last year99.1Average
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
2h 22m5Aces7
10Double faults6
54Service points won65
15Service games played16
9Service games won11
16Return games played15
6/1250%Break points saved55%6/11
5/1145%Break points converted50%6/12
Head to head
2Bublik
3Popyrin
5 meetingsHard 1–3Clay 1–0
- AstanaRound of 32 · 17 Jul 2018HardThis matchAlexei PopyrinSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Alexander BublikSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
- Paris MastersRound of 64 · 27 Oct 2025HardAlexander BublikSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Alexei PopyrinSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- Madrid MastersRound of 64 · 25 Apr 2025ClayAlexander BublikSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Alexei PopyrinSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 64
- DohaQuarterfinal · 22 Feb 2024HardAlexei PopyrinSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Alexander BublikSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
- SingaporeFinal · 28 Feb 2021HardAlexei PopyrinSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Alexander BublikSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 0Set 3: 2
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.