ATP - Adelaide International
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by Daniel Ngulu in Tennis Predictions
Eighth seed Alexander Bublik begins his 2024 campaign in Adelaide with a first-round duel with lucky loser James McCabe. The winner will then advance to play either Rinky Hijikata or Daniel Evans in the second round. James McCabe lost his final qualifying match and will now be hoping to grab the second chance accorded to him with both hands. The Australian was defeated in straight sets by Arthur Rinderknech, receiving the same treatment he handed to alternate Mikalai Haliak. McCabe is making his Adelaide debut. He arrived here after being eliminated in Brisbane in the qualifying rounds. Advancing to the main draw has propelled him up 11 places to number 267 in the live ranking.
Alexander Bublik is back to the tour after a two-month break. He last took to the court in Metz back in November but suffered an early exit. The Kazakh finished 2023 with a losing record but despite this still managed to win two titles. He triumphed in Halle and Antwerp to win his second and third career tour titles. This allowed him to set a career-high ranking of world number 25. But his unimpressive end to the season saw him drop out of the top 30. He is currently ranked 31st in the world. Bublik hasn’t had a good runout on hard courts in recent campaigns. He has managed just eight wins on the surface in the last two seasons.
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James McCabe vs Alexander Bublik Form
James McCabe and Alexander Bublik Last Matches
2/5 (40%)
3/5 (60%)
13 Nov 2023 - Kobe, Japan
6 Jun 2023 - Surbiton, Great Britain, Qualifying
19 Apr 2023 - Oeiras 3, Portugal, Qualifying
17 Apr 2023 - Oeiras 3, Portugal, Qualifying
2 Feb 2023 - Burnie, Australia
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
8 Nov 2023 - Moselle Open
2 Nov 2023 - Rolex Paris Masters
31 Oct 2023 - Rolex Paris Masters
30 Oct 2023 - Rolex Paris Masters
25 Oct 2023 - Swiss Indoors ATP Basel
22 Oct 2023 - ATP European Open
James McCabe - Alexander Bublik Key Points
- McCabe has already lost a match in Adelaide
- Bublik has won six times in his last 10 outings
- Four of McCabe’s last five fixtures have ended in defeat
- McCabe is ranked 247 places below Bublik in the official ATP world ranking
- In his last 10 matches on hard court, McCabe has been defeated six times
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Our James McCabe vs Alexander Bublik Prediction
Our prediction for James McCabe v Alexander Bublik is for Bublik to win. Bublik is making his season debut here. And though he might be rusty, he should be able to get the better of a player struggling with inconsistency. McCabe has already lost in Adelaide and is playing this match as a lucky loser.
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