Tennis Prediction Butvilas vs Bublik: Geneve

Genève 🇨🇭

• Butvilas is simply playing the tennis of his life this week in Switzerland.

• The Lithuanian has won 3 matches in a row without conceding a single set, and the content is becoming more and more impressive as the matches go on.

• His victory against Lorenzo Sonego in the first round was huge: 6-3 6-1 with over 76% of points won behind his first serve.

• And beyond the score, he totally dominated the Italian in all aspects of the game. We feel a player with total confidence, who takes the ball early, serves extremely well and above all plays freely.

• And honestly, I think he can become a real danger for Bublik today, especially in this very particular context just before Roland-Garros.

• Because we must not forget one thing: Bublik is defending a quarter-final in Paris.

• And even if the Kazakh remains the obvious favorite on paper, I wouldn't be surprised to see him a little less intense or focused a few days before a huge event for him, especially against a player who is coming in with so much rhythm and confidence.

• So yes, Bublik normally remains better in these altitude conditions.

• His serve, his ability to shorten the rallies and his natural talent give him a huge theoretical advantage.

• But precisely, Butvilas' current style of play can totally bother him: he plays quickly, he gains confidence very quickly, he serves very well and he imposes a lot of intensity from the start of the matches.

• This is exactly the kind of profile capable of making Bublik play poorly when he is not fully focused.

• That's why I particularly like the S1 here. With the current rhythm of the Lithuanian and the possibility of a Bublik a little more in management at the beginning of the match, there is clearly a window to quickly surprise the Kazakh.