Alexander Bublik is the name that today makes noise in the world of tennis. With her whimsical and unpredictable style, the 27 -year -old Kazakh has sensationally eliminated Jannik Sinner from the round of 16 of the “Terra Wortmann Open” in Halle, confirming himself one of the most dangerous and surprising players on the grass. But who really is this tennis player capable of sending the number one to the world to the carpet with a tennis out of the box?
Born in Gatchina, Russia, June 17, 1997, Alexander Bublik chose to represent Kazakhstan since 2016. 1.96 m high, he plays with his right hand and a two -handed backhand. His career was a swing of exploit and falls, but his talent – especially on the grass fields – has always been out of the question. Currently it is the number 45 of the ATP ranking, but it reached its best position in May 2024, touching the 17th square.
His Palmarès includes four ATP titles in singular, among which the triumph in Halle stands out in 2023, and a double in doubles at the Roland Garros in 2021. This year he has already made history for Kazakhstan, reaching the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, a goal never centered first by a Kazakh tennis player.
Bublik is much more than a technical sheet. His tennis is a pure show: services from below, dampened, lifted blows and unpredictable trajectories. It was compared to Nick Kyrgios for the inspiration and anticonformist disposition. Not surprisingly, in 2021 he was the leader for ACE scored in the circuit. Sinner himself, after the defeat, recognized how difficult it is to face it: “With Bublik on the grass you have to expect the unexpected”.
Out of the field, Alexander has never hidden his disenchanted vision of sport: “Game for money,” he said several times in the past. But in recent years it seems to have found greater balance, confessing in a recent interview that tennis has now also become his passion.
With the victory over Sinner, Bublik confirmed his luxury outsider status in the tournaments on the grass, where his explosive style can overturn any prediction. Now focus straight in the quarterfinals with the awareness of being able to play it with anyone. And who knows that the kazakhstan juggler does not restore other magic this season.