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Szewczenko już nie chce być Rosjaninem. Podobnie jak Bublik będzie grał dla Kazachstanu.

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Former Montpellier champ Bublik reaches SFs, Rune advances

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The top four seeds are still alive at the Open Sud de France – Montpellier, including former champion Alexander Bublik, who survived a three-set challenge on Friday.

Second seed Bublik, who won in Montpellier in 2022, moved past Alexander Shevchenko 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in an-all Kazakhstan clash at the ATP 250 indoor hard event in France.

"He is an upcoming player. He has beaten a lot of top players already. I was putting every effort in and I got lucky at the end," Bublik said. "I didn't serve any double faults on the break points and I am happy with the win."

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In a heavy-hitting first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting between the pair, Bublik thundered 15 aces and crucially saved three break points when serving for the match at 5-4 to advance on his second match point after two hours and eight minutes.

Bublik, currently No. 27 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, is a three-time tour-level champion. He will continue this week’s title quest in the semi-finals on Saturday against third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, who ousted French wild card Harold Mayot 7-5, 6-1.

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Former champ Bublik advances, faces Coric in Montpellier final

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Alexander Bublik moved to within one win of capturing his fourth tour-level title on Saturday when he clawed past Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Open Sud de France – Montpellier final.

The second seed Bublik played aggressively throughout the two-hour, 39-minute clash, backing up pinpoint serving with heavy ball striking to dictate in the key moments. The 26-year-old also held his nerve, recovering from squandering a break advantage in the third set to seal victory on serve on his second match point.

"I am happy to get through," Bublik said. "Especially on indoor courts. I am happy to get through and I left it all out there. I will try to win it again tomorrow."

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With his sixth tour-level win of the season, Bublik has levelled his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Auger-Aliassime at 2-2. Earlier this season, Bublik advanced to the semi-finals in Adelaide.

He will compete for his fourth tour-level trophy and second in Montpellier when he plays Borna Coric in Sunday’s final. Bublik holds a 9-2 record at the ATP 250 event, having lifted the trophy in 2022.

Auger-Aliassime was chasing his 15th tour-level final and 10th on indoor hard courts. The Canadian is up two spots to No. 28 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings, with Bublik at No. 23.

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Comeback King! Bublik battles past Coric for Montpellier crown

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Kazakhstani rallied from a set down in all four of his matches at ATP 250
February 04, 2024

Alexander Bublik in action against Borna Coric on Sunday at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier.
By ATP Staff
Alexander Bublik completed a week of comeback victories to clinch a hard-earned title Sunday at the Open Sud de France – Montpellier.

The second-seeded Kazakhstani rallied past Borna Coric 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 to recapture the trophy he previously won in 2022 at the indoor hard-court ATP 250. With his two-hour, 18-minute victory, Bublik became the first player in history to win an ATP Tour event having lost the first set in each of his matches.

“I was on the verge of losing in my opening round, now here I am standing with the title,” said Bublik in his on-court interview. “Thank you to the crowd for supporting me throughout the week.

“I’ve seen all these great [former] champions out there, and my face is [among them] in the stadium [because of 2022]. Maybe if I continue playing like this, I will have more of my pictures here, so I’m really happy.”


Bublik had made a fast start to his second Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting with the fourth-seeded Coric. He opened up an early 4-1 lead before his initially frustrated opponent raised his level to win six of the next seven games and move ahead.

As he had all week in Montpellier, however, Bublik rose to the challenge of falling behind. He maintained excellent rhythm behind his serve and threw in plenty of drop shots to keep Coric moving around the court. Despite facing four break points in the deciding set, Bublik held firm to maintain his unbeaten record against the Croatian.

The 26-year-old Bublik finished the match having won 80 per cent (44/55) of points behind his first serve, while his tally of 19 aces was also crucial to relieving the pressure in his service games.

Bublik has now won four ATP Tour titles, and his latest title run will also ensure he will rise four spots to a new career-high of No. 23 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings on Monday.

“Obviously I‘m very sad about the final,” reflected Coric, who is now 3-6 in tour-level finals. “It was a really good match. I enjoyed it and it was a great fight. I had my chances but he was serving really big in all the big moments and he was the better player today.”

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