One of the semifinals of the 2026 ABN Amro Open will feature a heavyweight battle as the second-seeded Félix Auger-Aliassime will face off against the third-seeded Alexander Bublik. This will be the second semifinal of the season for both players, as Auger-Aliassime went on to win the title in Montpellier, and Bublik won the title in Hong Kong to start the year.
Félix Auger-Aliassime vs Alexander Bublik Match Details
Date: Feb. 14, 2026
Tournament: ABN Amro Open 2026
Round: Semifinal
Venue: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Surface: Indoor hard
Category: ATP 500
Live Telecast: Tennis Channel, TSN, RDS, Sky Sports
Auger-Aliassime vs Bublik Head-to-Head
After six meetings, it is Auger-Aliassime who has a 4-2 lead in the head-to-head against Bublik. The last time they played, the Canadian won 7-6 (3), 6-4 at the Paris Masters last year.
Auger-Aliassime began his campaign in Rotterdam after a short break after having won the title in Montpellier, and the Canadian started his campaign with an impressive 7-5, 6-3 win over Alexei Popyrin in the first round. The next round saw the second seed win 6-4, 6-4 against the lucky loser, Hamad Medjedovic, after which he won 7-6 (2), 6-2 against the seventh-seeded and home favorite, Tallon Griekspoor, in the quarterfinals.
Bublik started his campaign in Rotterdam with a hard-fought 6-7 (2), 7-6 (1), 7-5 win against last year’s semifinalist, Hubert Hurkacz, in the first round. The Kazakh had another tricky three-set win, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-3 against Jan-Lennard Struff in the second round, after which the third seed had another tough three-set win in the quarterfinals, winning 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3) against Jaume Munar.
Auger-Aliassime vs Bublik Prediction
Auger-Aliassime has been phenomenal behind his serve at Rotterdam, winning 86 percent of the first-serve points and 55 percent of the second-serve points. The Canadian has yet to be broken at this tournament, while he has converted 6 of the 13 break points he secured on the opponent’s serve.
Bublik has served well as well, winning 80 percent of the first-serve points while hitting 36 aces in 4 matches. However, the Kazakh has also made 18 double faults, which have played a part in him facing 24 break points on his serve, 20 of which he saved. On return, he was able to convert 6 of the 18 break point opportunities.
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The upcoming match has the potential for being serve-dominant, and the possibility of the first set being a tiebreak is quite high. Auger-Aliassime has a terrific record on indoor hard courts, winning one in Montpellier already this year, and is also a former champion in Rotterdam, winning the title in 2022, whereas this is Bublik’s best result in Rotterdam.
The Canadian’s record on indoor hard courts makes him the favorite to win the upcoming match.
Pick– Auger-Aliassime to win in straight sets.
