HALLE WESTFALEN (AFP) – Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik defeated third seed Andrey Rublev in three sets to win the biggest title of his career at the Halle Open on Sunday. Bublik won 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the final of the traditional Wimbledon warm-up tournament in Germany. The Kazakh took the first set after breaking Rublev in […]
HALLE (GERMANY) Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik upset Andrey Rublev 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the final of the Halle Open on Sunday ahead of Wimbledon. Bublik, who had won eight of 27 matches all year before this week, played a risky style that paid off with 42 winners third-seeded Rublev had 23 along with 21 aces. “It really means the world to me,” Bublik said. “I’ve been struggling for half a year … I don’t take it for granted. It was hard work.” It’s the second title of Bublik’s career after he won in Montpellier last year with the player improving to a 2-6 record in tour-level finals, and his first win on grass after twice being runner-up in Newport. He rises to a career-high 26th in the rankings after starting the week 48th. Rublev drops to 13-8 in finals. The Russian is now a two-time Halle runner-up after losing to Ugo Humbert in the 2021 final. The seventh-ranked Rublev is set to return to Wimbledon next month after missing last year’s edition of the g
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BERLIN: Top seed Daniil Medvedev has crashed out of the Halle Open, a traditional Wimbledon warm-up, beaten in straight sets by Roberto Bautista Agut on Friday.