Alexander Bublik

[Damian]

Bublik Fights Off Slow Start For Felix Win In Hamburg

Spoiler:

Bublik is a lucky loser

Alexander Bublik is making the most of his second chance at the Hamburg European Open. The Kazakhstani lucky loser, who lost to Tommy Paul in the final round of qualifying, knocked out Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-2 in 78 minutes on Wednesday for a place in the quarter-finals.

“When you step on a clay court, which is not my favourite surface, and play someone as great as Felix, you have a little pressure,” said Bublik, in an on-court interview. “Felix got off to a fast start, so I am happy to have found my rhythm and get through.”

The 23-year-old, who reached the Open 13 Provence semi-finals (l. to Tsitsipas) in February, will next meet Cristian Garin at the AM Rothenbaum. Garin became the first player to reach the quarter-finals earlier in the day with a 6-2, 7-6(3) victory over wild card Yannick Hanfmann, who knocked out Gael Monfils in the first round.

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Having trailed 0-3, Bublik recovered to 3-3 and broke Auger-Aliassime for a 5-4 advantage, prior to saving four break points when serving for the 42-minute set. Bublik fired a barrage of deep and powerful forehands to clinch the opener.

From 3-4 down in the first set, Bublik won five straight games for a 2-0 lead in the second set. Bublik’s service consistency did the damage as the match wore on, while Auger-Aliassime struggled — double faulting to hand Bublik a 5-2 lead. The World No. 56 closed out his 12th victory of the season after Auger-Aliassime struck a forehand wide.

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[Damian]

Can Bublik Hit, Precisely, A 210kph Serve?

Spoiler:

The Kazakhstani is into the Hamburg quarter-finals
For a big server like Alexander Bublik, reaching speeds of 210kph (130mph) is achievable. But what about reaching exactly 210 kph; not 1 kph under or 1 kph over? That's an entirely different challenge.
"To be honest, I usually hit a bit harder," Bublik joked as he undertook the challenge while Peugeot, an ATP Tour and Hamburg European Open partner, celebrated its 210th anniversary.

“It might take like three hours, but it’s fine,” Bublik joked.

The 23-year-old was not far off. It took the World No. 56 dozens of tries, including several serves within a kilometre or two of 210.

“Are you insane?”

“Are you sure it’s going to show 210?”

Finally, Bublik accomplished the feat, jumping up and down to celebrate.

“Finally! I mean, I don’t want to serve 35 baskets,” Bublik said, cracking a laugh. “Finally we hit it because my shoulder started feeling it… I’m very happy.”

Bublik, a lucky loser in Hamburg, advanced to the quarter-finals on Wednesday after defeating #NextGenATP Canadian star Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-2. He has hit 19 aces through two matches, so perhaps all that serve practice is paying off!

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[Damian]

Bublik Bounces Monfils At Roland Garros For First Top 10 Win

Spoiler:

Kazakh will next play Sonego
Alexander Bublik and Gael Monfils are two of the most entertaining players on the ATP Tour. From flashy winners to incredible touch, both men are capable of producing stunning tennis at any moment. On Monday, Bublik played slightly cleaner tennis to upset the eighth seed 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, advancing to the second round at Roland Garros.

This is the 23-year-old's first Top 10 win after losing his first five matches against players in the elite group. In a match that featured 14 service breaks from 40 opportunities, Bublik advanced after two hours and 35 minutes.

The unseeded right-hander, currently at No. 49 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, earned 25 break points in the match, converting eight of them. Both Bublik and Monfils are capable of big serving, but Bublik was far more successful behind his first serve, winning 78 per cent of those points compared to 64 per cent for Monfils.


It was a shotmaker's delight on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, with plenty of drop shots to be had. But Bublik was more consistent throughout, rallying from a break down in all three sets he won. He was steadier from the baseline, using his forehand to dictate play and his backhand down the line to keep the Frenchman off balance and stopping the eighth seed from controlling the pace of play.

In the middle of the third set, Monfils' drop shots began paying dividends and he appeared poised to push for a remarkable comeback. But it was not enough for the home favourite, who is out in the first round at Roland Garros for the first time since his tournament debut in 2005 (l. to Canas). The Frenchman had not lost before the third round in Paris since 2010.

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Bublik is fresh off a run to the quarter-finals of the Hamburg European Open, where he was a lucky loser. The Kazakh showed signs of his good form by defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets there in the second round of the main draw. He carried that level to Paris, where he is into the second round for the second consecutive year.

Bublik will next play Italian Lorenzo Sonego, who battled past Ecuadorian qualifier Emilio Gomez 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3 after four hours and seven minutes.

The Italian was down 15/30 on his serve at 3-3 in the decider, but gave his opponent no free points the rest of the way to triumph. Gomez, the son of 1990 Roland Garros champion Andres Gomez, was competing in his first Grand Slam main draw.

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[Kamileki]

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[Kamileki]

RG20: pierwszy wygrany mecz z zawodnikiem z Top-10 rankingu.

Alexander Bublik d. [8] Gael Monfils 64 75 36 63

[Damian]

Bublik/Opelka Save 3 M.P., Oust Khachanov/Rublev In St Petersburg

Spoiler:

Kubot/Melo, Herbert/Mahut advance in Cologne
Alexander Bublik and Reilly Opelka saved three match points on Wednesday to rally past Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev 6-3, 1-6, 11-9, reaching the semi-finals of the St. Petersburg Open.

The Kazakh-American team trailed 6/9 in the Match Tie-break, but their Russian opponents missed two consecutive returns in the net. With Rublev serving at 9/8, Bublik and Opelka nearly bumped into each other while going after a mid-court ball. Opelka ended up lightly pushing a backhand to Rublev, who struck a backhand of his own into the net.

Rublev missed a forehand on the next point and Opelka clinched the match with a big first serve. Bublik and Opelka are competing together for the first time.

In first-round doubles matches at the St. Petersburg Open, Ben McLachlan/Franko Skugor ousted reigning Australian Open finalists Max Purcell/Luke Saville 6-3, 6-2 and Adrian Mannarino/Fabrice Martin defeated Jonathan Erlich/Andrei Vasilevski 6-3, 5-7, 10-8.

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Kubot/Melo, Herbert/Mahut Advance In Cologne
The top two seeds in the bett1HULKS Indoors doubles draw reached the second round on Wednesday. Top seeds Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo eliminated Felix Auger-Aliassime/Robert Lindstedt 7-5, 7-5 and second seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut defeated Divij Sharan/Jackson Withrow 6-3, 6-3.

Fourth seeds Santiago Gonzalez and Ken Skupski were made to work hard in Cologne, battling past Frederik Nielsen and Tim Puetz 4-6, 6-1, 10-5. Fernando Verdasco, who beat former World No. 1 Andy Murray in singles on Tuesday, partnered Alejandro Davidovich Fokina past Daniel Masur and Rudolf Molleker 3-6, 6-1, 10-8.

Cabal/Farah Into Sardinia Semi-finals
Three of the top four doubles seeds at the Forte Village Sardegna Open advanced to the semi-finals on Wednesday. Second seeds John Peers/Michael Venus and third seeds Marcus Daniell/Philipp Oswald earned straight-sets victories in the quarter-finals.

Top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah beat Sander Arends and David Pel 6-4, 7-5 in the first round. Frances Tiafoe (who was partnering Tommy Paul) withdrew from doubles due to a right leg injury, sending Cabal and Farah into the semi-finals. Fourth seeds Simone Bolelli and Maximo Gonzalez won their first-round match 6-1, 6-4 against Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar.

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[Kamileki]

Bublik Leads Home Favourites: Kazakhstan’s Bublik is the sixth seed. He is a two-time tour-level finalist and he will try to go one step further on home soil. Bublik opens his tournament against American Mackenzie McDonald.

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[Kamileki]

2020 w liczbach:

Ranking: 50
Bilans meczów: 14-16
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 0
Zarobki: $525,911

[Barty]

Players To Watch In 2021

Alexander Bublik

Do not blink if you’re watching Alexander Bublik play tennis in 2021, or ever for that matter. The Kazakhstani is one of the most entertaining players on the ATP Tour. Look away for a second, and you might miss an underarm serve, an out-of-the blue winner and more.

Bublik is not all show, though. He is a dangerous player who reached a career-best No. 47 in February 2020 and is currently World No. 50. The 23-year-old earned his first Top 10 victory last year against home favourite Gael Monfils at Roland Garros.

The two-time ATP Tour finalist is unpredictable, and he loves playing in the tightest moments. Bublik ranks 17th in the past 52 weeks on the ATP’s Under Pressure Leaderboard, which combines break points saved, break points converted, as well as performance in tie-breaks and deciding sets.

“I like this feeling when it’s 50-50. When I’m serving full power on a second serve at deuce, I feel fear. I feel the game, I feel nice,” Bublik said. “When I hit that ace in the third-set tie-break at five-all on a second serve, I have an adrenaline boost in my body and it’s awesome… That’s the kind of person I am.”

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[Kamileki]

Eighth-seeded Kazakhstani Alexander Bublik produced a strong service performance to get his 2021 campaign off to a winning start with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Salvatore Caruso of Italy in 68 minutes. He awaits the winner of France’s Tristan Lamasine and Egor Gerasimov of Belarus.

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[Damian]

Bublik Upsets Berrettini; Chardy Saves 2 M.P. In Antalya

Spoiler:

Chardy saves two match points against Struff

Alexander Bublik recorded one of the biggest victories of his career on Monday to reach the Antalya Open semi-finals. The eighth-seeded Kazakhstani held his nerve to beat top seed and World No. 10 Matteo Berrettini 7-6(6), 6-4 in one hour and 31 minutes.

Bublik, who recovered from 3-5 down in the first set and a 1/3 deficit in the tie-break, struck 12 aces and saved five of six break points. Italian Berrettini was broken in the fifth game of the second set.

“Getting to a semi-final in the first week of the season, and beating a couple of top players — Matteo is a Top 10 player. It’s a great start,” said Bublik, who will next play Jeremy Chardy of France.

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Chardy saved two match points in the deciding set tie-break to beat fifth-seeded German Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(8) in two hours and 36 minutes.

Chardy, who had led 4-1 in the deciding set, was forced to save match points at 5/6 and 7/8 in the tie-break. He is now tied 3-3 with Struff in their ATP Head2Head series.

“It was a difficult match and I was a little bit tired too from yesterday,” said Chardy, who beat Fabio Fognini in three tie-break sets on Sunday. “He (Jan-Lennard) had two match points at the end, so it was difficult. But I am happy to be in the semi-finals.”

Chardy will contest his first ATP Tour semi-final on Tuesday since January 2019 at Brisbane (l. to Nishikori).

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[Damian]

Bublik Bounces Back In Antalya, Now Plays De Minaur For Title

Spoiler:

Kazakhstani to play De Minaur in Wednesday's final

Alexander Bublik dominated on serve early on, but was ultimately forced to work hard on Tuesday for a place in the Antalya Open final.

The eighth-seeded Kazakhstani eventually beat Jeremy Chardy of France 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3 in two hours and five minutes for a place in his third ATP Tour title match (also 2019 Newport and Chengdu).

After the match, Bublik admitted: “I got injured in the middle of the match and considered pulling out, but I said myself, ‘Okay, I will give it a try.’ I then served unbelievably, the best since Chengdu 2019. I served almost every serve full power and I was lucky to win the match.”

Bublik will next face fourth-seeded Australian Alex de Minaur for the first time. De Minaur overcame second seed David Goffin of Belgium earlier in the day.

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Bublik led by a set and 4-2 before Chardy fought back to lead 5-4 in the second set. Chardy then held on to save two break points at 5-5 then produced a strong performance in the tie-break, which ended when Bublik struck his seventh double fault.

In the deciding set, 23-year-old Bublik saved six break points — two in the first game and four at 3-3 — before he broke Chardy for a 5-3 advantage.

Bublik recorded the second biggest win of his career on Monday by beating World No. 10 Matteo Berrettini in the Antalya quarter-finals. Chardy, 33, had been bidding to reach the fourth ATP Tour final of his career (2009 Johannesburg, 2009 Stuttgart and 2018 's-Hertogenbosch).

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[Barty]

Finał w Antalyi.

Kazach wciąż pozostaje bez tytułu ATP.

Alexander Bublik - przegrane finały (3):
2021 (1) Antalya
2019 (2) Chengdu, Newport

[Lucas]

18.01.2021 - najwyższy ranking w karierze 45

[Damian]

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