Bublik: It was the best moment of my life
At the French Open on Monday, Kazakhstan's Bubuli defeated Jack Draper in four sets. The world number 62 reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time.
Bublik's breakout run at the French Open continued on Monday with a four-set upset win over No.5 seed Jack Draper for the second time this week.
Bublik had never reached the second round of a Grand Slam tournament in Paris before (even as a teenager). He also came back from two sets down to defeat ninth seed De Minaur this week.
In the fourth round of the French Open, he defeated Draper 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to become the first Kazakh male player in history to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam singles.
After the match, Bublik fell to the ground in celebration with excitement. It turned out that Lao Bu, who didn't care about the outcome of the legendary game, would also be so excited. Of course, maybe people say it's not excited, it's just tired. [Laughs]
The crowd at the Suzanne-Lenglen Stadium also cheered and gave a minute-long standing ovation. The opponent was not a Frenchman.
The truth is that Bublik was still very emotional after the victory, and he said in an interview on the field:
"Sometimes you only get one chance in life, and I feel like it's my chance and I can't let it slip away. Standing here is definitely the best moment of my life. ”
At the 1999 French Open, the 100th ranked Ukrainian player Andrei. Medvedev defeated two top 10 players, Sampras and Kurten, to reach his first and only Grand Slam final. (However, in the final, Andre Agassi won three sets in a row and missed out on the Grand Slam title). Bublik, who is now ranked 62nd in the ATP rankings, is the successor of Andrea. After Medvedev,Became the lowest-ranked man to win two matches against the world's top 10 at the French Open.
The 27-year-old reached a career high of world No. 17 last May. At the moment, with four victories in Paris, he is close to the top 40 in the moment.
In this match against Draper, Bublik scored 79 per cent of his first serve and cashed in five of his six break points. The victory was his first in a three-time ATP record against the British number one.
Bublik had previously reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam at Wimbledon 2023. The biggest surprise was not that he went further, but that it was achieved on clay at the French Open. Bublik's four Tour titles and 11 finals have come on hard or grass. Prior to the French Open, his 25 wins on clay and his 41% win rate were the lowest of any court.
This season, he reached the fourth round of the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid and won the ATP Challenger on clay in Turin.
People always have to improve. Congratulations to Bublik on his breakthrough on clay.
Bublik will also continue his dream journey at the French Open. His opponent in the quarter-finals was world No. 1 Sinner. Sinner is definitely the hot spicy chicken in men's tennis at the moment. The two have a head-to-head record Sinner leads 3:1. Bublik's only win came in the quarter-finals of Halle 2023, with Sinner retiring midway through the tournament at 5-7, 0-2. To his credit, Bublik eventually won the ATP 500 grass court event.
In any case, Sinner should not be a crushing victory against Bublik. Bublik's "surprise attack" should cause Sinner some problems while adding more excitement to the match.
This game is something to look forward to.
[Come and see me] [Zuoyi] [Heart] [Wishing you prosperity]
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