Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Alexander Bublik 6-2, 7-5 — Madrid Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Alexander Bublik 6-2, 7-5 in the R64 of the Madrid Open 2026.

Stefanos Tsitsipas, ranked 80th, flipped a matchup against world No. 11 Alexander Bublik on the second serve, where the gap was unbridgeable: Tsitsipas won 54% of his second-serve points to Bublik's 30%, and pinned the Kazakh to 14% on first-serve returns. In their first meeting and first clash on clay, Tsitsipas struck 22 winners to 11 unforced errors — Bublik's ledger ran 14 to 26 — and broke through for 7-5 in the second to seal it in 73 minutes.

Match stats

Alexander Bublik: 2 aces, 14 winners, 60% first serves, 3 double faults. Stefanos Tsitsipas: 10 aces, 22 winners, 73% first serves, 1 double fault.

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Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Alexander Bublik and Stefanos Tsitsipas.