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Halle tennis picks: Muller vs. Bublik, Kecmanovic vs. Marozsan

• Posted on June 21, 2025

Main-draw action in Halle gets underway on Monday, when Alexander Bublik looks to build on momentum from Wimbledon against Alexandre Muller. Miomir Kecmanovic and Fabian Marozsan are also taking the court.Alexandre Muller vs. Alexander BublikYou had to figure that Bublik would not turn his season around until at least the grass-court swing, but it happened on clay. The 27-year-old Kazakh won the Turin Challenger and then made an improbable run to the French Open quarterfinals, upsetting Jack Draper in the process. Bublik now makes the move from he least favorite surface to his favorite one, and he returns as a past champion (2023) to the Terra Wortmann Open. The world No. 43 beat Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, and Andrey Rublev at this tournament two years ago, so he has plenty of reasons to be confident heading into this week.Up first for Bublik on Monday is a first-ever meeting with Muller, who comes in one spot off his career-high ranking at No. 40. The Frenchman is a solid 17-13 this season, but he has cooled off a bit since a title in Hong King and a runner-up performance in Rio de Janeiro at the start of the year. 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Main-draw action in Halle gets underway on Monday, when Alexander Bublik looks to build on momentum from Wimbledon. | Source: The Grandstand

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