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Halle R2 previews and predictions: Sinner vs. Bublik, Cobolli vs. Shapovalov

• Posted on June 19, 2025

Second-round competition in Halle wraps up with a marquee matchup between top seed Jannik Sinner and Alexander Bublik. Flavio Cobolli and Denis Shapovalov are also aiming for a place in the quarterfinals.(1) Jannik Sinner vs. Alexander BublikSinner and Bublik will be doing battle for the second time at the Terra Wortmann Open and for the second time in three weeks when they clash in round two on Thursday afternoon. Sinner advanced to the 2023 Halle semis via retirement while leading 7-5, 2-0 and he extended his overall lead in this head-to-head series to 4-1 with a recent 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 victory in the quarterfinals of the French Open.It’s safe to say that Roland Garros was notable for both guys. Bublik’s run on his least favorite surface was downright shocking, while Sinner reached the final and had three championship points before falling to Carlos Alcaraz. The top-ranked Italian showed no signs of a virtual hangover while defeating Yannick Hanfmann 7-5, 6-3 on Tuesday. Bublik, who beat Alexandre Muller 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round, is much more dangerous on grass than he is on clay–so the 45th-ranked Kazakh should be more competitive than he was in Paris. 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Second-round competition in Halle wraps up with a marquee matchup between top seed Jannik Sinner and Alexander Bublik. | Source: The Grandstand

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