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No. 1 Jannik Sinner Loses to Alexander Bublik in Second Round at Halle
- Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan defeated world number one Jannik Sinner 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round of the Halle Open on Thursday, Germany.
- Sinner's loss ended his attempt to win back-to-back titles at Halle and marked the first time since August 2023 that he was beaten by an opponent ranked beyond the Top 20.
- Bublik overcame the Italian's early lead by holding serve under pressure, hitting 36 winners and 15 aces, and breaking in the decisive third set.
- Bublik acknowledged his opponent's exceptional skill and admitted he didn't expect to win, but he made the most of the few opportunities he had and focused on maintaining his serve.
- With this second Halle victory against Sinner, Bublik advanced to face Tomas Machac in the quarter-finals, while Sinner’s early exit casts doubt on his grasscourt form.
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Chicago Tribune
Santa Maria TimesHALLE, Germany (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner was upset by Alexander Bublik, who won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the grass-court tournament in Halle on Thursday. Sinner, the defending Halle champion, was playing in his first tournament since losing a thrilling five-set match to Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the Roland-Garros final. The three-time Grand Slam champion had beaten Yannick Hanfmann in the first round this week, but Bublik's po…
Alexander Bublik is a tennis player as talented as he is unpredictable. Kazakh, currently 45° in the world, but who was 17° a season ago, boasts as many resources with racketeering as undisciplined attitudes. Many times, that same ability that held him as one of the top twenty players in the ranking, crashed into his own overflows and lack of professionalism. Of course, when he decides and focuses, it is a danger, even for the number 1 of the wo…
At the ATP tournament in Halle, Jannik Sinner was already in the eighth final. That was no longer the case for a long time ... The world rankings first had to defeat the Kazakh Alexander Bublik 6:3,3:6,4:6. For the first time since October 2023, the Italian missed the quarter-final in an ATP tournament.The Russian Andrej Rublew, who defeated Styrian Sebastian Ofner on Tuesday, defeated the Argentinean Tomas Martin Etcheverry in three sets.Alcara…
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