When a player is lacking in confidence, they can often stumble over players who would not normally do so. That is what happens at this moment to Bautista-Agut, who is seen as unreliable in aspects of the game where he is usually infallible. Although for the main bookmakers he is a favorite, he will have to be very careful.

Bublik A. : Form, news and statistics

The first seeded returns to compete after his elimination in the Fourth Round of the Australian Open (Vs Grigor Dimitrov). That was his only singles tour tournament this season.

It is the fourth time that the current 4 of the world says present in the Doha cement. In 2018 he signed the best performance of him by stepping on the semifinals (Vs Gael Monfils).

The 27-year-old right-hander has 17 ATP World Tour titles. The most important of him was achieved last year by taking his first Grand Slam tournament at the US Open.

Bautista-Agut R. : Form, news and statistics

The current 45th in the ranking, who received an invitation from the organization, beat Qatari Mubarak Shannan Zayid in the First Round 6-4 and 6-0 in just over an hour of play.

The 27-year-old right-hander made a name for himself on the professional circuit after recently reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open, coming from qualifying. In that instance he fell in straight sets to Novak Djokovic.

On his way to Melbourne Park, the Moscow-born left behind Argentine Diego Schwartzman (9th), Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime (19th) and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (21st); among others.

Tennis Prediction for Bublik A. vs. Bautista-Agut R.

Bublik is having a good season and he won’t forgive him if he doesn’t have a solid day. We are aware that going against what logic dictates is always a risk, but in this case we believe it is worth it. The juicy figure that a Bublik win offers (for us possible) is the main reason why he deserves to hit the jump.

Prediction: Bautista-Agut R. win
Odds: 1.45