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News24
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- News24
World No 1 Sinner suffers shock loss at Halle grass court event
Defending Halle champion Jannik Sinner suffered a surprising second-round defeat to Alexander Bublik It was the Italian world No 1's first loss to a player outside the top 20 since 2023. Sinner recently lost an epic French Open final to Carlos Alcaraz where he held three match points. For more tennis news, visit our dedicated section. Defending champion Jannik Sinner lost his second-round match on grass at Halle on Thursday to Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik, the Italian's first tournament since his French Open final defeat. The world number one fell 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to the 45th-ranked Bublik for the 23-year-old's first loss to a player ranked outside the top 20 since the summer of 2023. A few days before his defeat to Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the title match at the French Open, Sinner had easily dispatched Bublik in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros, dropping only six games. On Thursday, 10 days before Wimbledon, Bublik claimed his second victory in six ties against Sinner. 'We are tennis players and we try to win every match we play but it is a special one,' Bublik said. 'I had never beaten a No 1 in the world. It is an accomplishment.' Sinner, who had beaten Yannick Hanfmann in straight sets in the first round, cruised through the first set against Bublik without facing a break point. TAKE A BOW BUBLIK! 🤩 Alexander Bublik becomes the first player outside of the Top 20 to defeat Sinner since Cincinnati 2023 (Lajovic) #TWO25 — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 19, 2025 Sinner had three break points at the start of the second set but Bublik held and then went on the attack, hitting 20 winners in the set and gaining the break he needed in the sixth game. The 28-year-old broke Sinner's serve in the third with a flashing forehand. 'I had an amazing forehand to break in the third set and then I kept serving,' Bublik said. 'On grass, if you lose your serve, it is maybe tough and I am a guy who doesn't lose a lot of serves. I just kept serving and putting him in uncomfortable positions and it worked well.' 'He is an unbelievable player and I was not thinking that I could beat him,' said Bublik. 'But I had a few chances and executed them well.' The Kazakh will play Tomas Machac in the quarter-finals after the Czech beat Hungarian Fabian Marozsan 6-2, 6-3. Earlier world number three Alexander Zverev rallied from a set down to see off Italy's Lorenzo Sonego. The 28-year-old German won 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) against the 46th-ranked Sonego and next plays another Italian, Flavio Cobolli for a place in the semi-finals. A finalist in Halle in 2016 and 2017, Zverev recorded his fifth victory in as many meetings with Sonego, a year after beating him at the same stage of the same competition. Sonego took advantage of his only chance to break in the first set at 4-3. The German struggled throughout to break his opponent's serve. Zverev dug deep in the second set, leading 5-4, to win the set before dominating the tiebreak in the final set. Argentina's 63rd ranked Tomas Martin Etcheverry also reached the quarter-finals after a three-hour duel against fourth seed Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (8/6). The Argentine saved two match points in the tiebreak of the deciding set to set up a meeting with Russia's Karen Khachanov.
Indian Express
2 hours ago
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- Indian Express
Jannik Sinner stunned at Halle Open by Alexander Bublik; world No 1's first defeat since last August to anyone but Carlos Alcaraz
After his 1-6 5-7 0-6 defeat at the hands of world No 1 Jannik Sinner at Roland Garros earlier this month, Alexander Bublik posted a cheeky reply on Instagram: 'I almost got him guys'. On Thursday, Bublik did really get Sinner. The Italian star's bid to win back-to-back Halle Open following a 3-6 6-3 6-4 defeat by Alexander Bublik in the last 16. It brought an end to a remarkable ongoing stat for Sinner: this was his first defeat to a player outside the Top 20 since 2023. And it also Sinner's first defeat since last August against a player not named Carlos Alcaraz. Kazakhstan's Bublik, who is currently ranked 45th in the world but been as high as No 17, ended Sinner's streak of wins since Cincinnati 2024, a period in which he had lost only to Alcaraz in Beijing, Rome and, in that incredible final at Roland Garros earlier this month. 'We are tennis players and we try to win every match we play but it is a special one,' Bublik was quoted as saying by ATP. 'I had never beaten a No. 1 in the world. It is an accomplishment. I kept serving. I tried to be clutch. I tried to get back whatever I [could]. He is an unbelievable player and I was not thinking that I could beat him. But I had a few chances and executed them well. I kept serving. I had better chances than at Roland Garros. I stayed there, tried to return as much and serve aces, so the ball doesn't come back and it worked really well.' Going into the contest Sinner held a 4-1 win-loss record against Bublik, including that breadstick and bagel across three sets at the French Open. However, in Halle, Bublik now holds a 2-0 advantage over his Italian rival having also beaten Sinner en route to winning the grasscourt event in 2023. The Italian began brightly as he sailed into a 3-0 lead on his way to winning the first set but eventually came unstuck as Bublik hit 36 winners, including 15 aces. Bublik saved three break points in the first game of the second set before gaining the crucial break to lead 4-2 and smashed three aces when holding serve to force the decider where a break to go 4-3 up proved decisive. 'It's a very fast surface. He gave me a chance. I had an amazing forehand to break him in the third set,' Bublik said. Sinner's last loss to a player ranked outside the Top 20 came against Dusan Lajovic, then number 66 in the world, at Cincinnati in August 2023. Bublik will meet Tomas Machac in the quarter-finals after the Czech seventh seed eased to a 6-2 6-3 win over Hungary's Fabian Marozsan. With Reuters inputs
Japan Times
2 hours ago
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- Japan Times
Alexander Bublik upsets No. 1 Jannik Sinner in second round in Halle
Defending champion Jannik Sinner lost his second-round match against Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik on grass in Halle on Thursday in the Italian's first tournament since his loss in the French Open final. The world No. 1 fell 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 against the 45th-ranked Bublik and suffered his first defeat to a player ranked outside the top 20 since the summer of 2023. A few days before losing to Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the title match at the French Open, Sinner had easily dispatched Bublik in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, dropping only six games. On Thursday, ten days before Wimbledon, Bublik claimed his second victory in six matchups against Sinner. "We are tennis players, and we try to win every match we play, but it is a special one," Bublik said. "I had never beaten a No. 1 in the world. It is an accomplishment." Sinner, who beat Yannick Hanfmann in straight sets in the first round, cruised through the first set against Bublik without facing a break point. Sinner had three break points at the start of the second set, but Bublik held and then went on the attack, hitting 20 winners in the set and gaining the break he needed in the sixth game. The 28-year-old broke Sinner's serve in the third set with a flashing forehand. "I had an amazing forehand to break in the third set, and then I kept serving," Bublik said. "On grass, if you lose your serve, it is maybe tough, and I am a guy who doesn't lose a lot of serves. I just kept serving and putting him in uncomfortable positions, and it worked well." "He is an unbelievable player, and I was not thinking that I could beat him," said Bublik. "But I had a few chances and executed them well." The Kazakh will play Tomas Machac in the quarterfinals after the Czech beat Hungarian Fabian Marozsan 6-2, 6-3. Earlier, world No. 3 Alexander Zverev rallied from a set down to see off Italy's Lorenzo Sonego. The 28-year-old German won 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) against the 46th-ranked Sonego and next plays another Italian, Flavio Cobolli, for a place in the semifinals. A finalist in Halle in 2016 and 2017, Zverev recorded his fifth victory in as many meetings with Sonego, a year after beating him at the same stage of the same competition. Sonego took advantage of his only chance to break in the first set at 4-3. The German struggled throughout to break his opponent's serve. Zverev, leading 5-4 in the second set, dug deep to win the set before dominating the tiebreak in the final set. Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry also reached the quarterfinals after a three-hour duel against fourth seed Andrey Rublev ended with him winning 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (8-6). The world No. 63 saved two match points in the tiebreak of the deciding set to set up a meeting with Russia's Karen Khachanov.
Express Tribune
4 hours ago
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- Express Tribune
Draper survives scare to reach Queen's quarters
Jack Draper hits a shot as he defeated Carlos Alcaraz in three sets during his semifinal match at the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Well Tennis Garden. PHOTO: JAYNE KAMINE-ONCEA-IMAGN British number one Jack Draper survived a scare to reach the Queen's Club quarter-finals with a gritty 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) win over Australia's Alexei Popyrin on Wednesday. Draper was rocked by the world number 21 in the first set of the second round tie at the Wimbledon warm-up event. But the 23-year-old hit back to level the match before taking the final set tie-break to complete his comeback in a tense encounter lasting two hours and 13 minutes in searing heat in west London. "It was a tough match, credit to Alexei, he played some amazing tennis," Draper said. "In the first couple of sets it wasn't pretty at all, I need time to adjust to the grass but it's one more under the belt. "It's an emotional moment. I love playing at home and in front of my friends and family. I think he's gone to the beer tent but my grandad is here! It's an emotional moment." Draper, who reached the US Open semi-finals last year, is hoping to make a strong run at Wimbledon this year after failing to get past the second round in his previous three appearance. The Londoner has made the last 16 at both the Australian and French Opens this year, rising to sixth in the ATP rankings. If Draper can reach the Queen's semi-finals for the first time after two previous last eight exits, he will be guaranteed to be seeded fourth at Wimbledon when the grass-court Grand Slam gets underway on June 30. After losing the first set against Popyrin, Draper's powerful ground-stroke dragged him level with a double break in the second set. Popyrin clung on valiantly, saving two match points as he served at 4-5 in the final set. In the tie-break he led 4-2, pushing Draper to the brink of a shock defeat. But the Briton delighted the home crowd as he won five of the last six points, clinching the victory with an ace. Earlier on Wednesday, Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut beat Czech eighth seed Jakub Mensik 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.
The Hindu
8 hours ago
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- The Hindu
Bhambri-Galloway duo goes down fighting
Yuki Bhambri in partnership with Robert Galloway got a second chance as lucky-loser but went down fighting to Taylor Fritz and Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 1-6, [8-10] in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the €2,522,220 ATP tennis tournament in London. Yuki and Galloway had lost the first round of the qualifying event to Rohan Bopanna and Sander Gille. The Indo-American pair did not win any ATP point but pocketed €`10,820. The results: €2,522,220 ATP, London, Britain Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Taylor Fritz (USA) & Jiri Lehecka (Cze) bt Yuki Bhambri & Robert Galloway (USA) 4-6, 6-1, [10-8]. €181,250 Challenger, Nottingham, Britain Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Jaime Faria (Por) & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan bt Hendrik Jebens (Ger) & Albano Olivetti (Fra) 6-4, 1-6, [13-11]. €145,250 Challenger, Poznan, Poland Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Mateus Alves & Marcela Zormann (Bra) bt Anirudh Chandraskear & Ramkumar Ramanathan 7-6(5), 6-4; Sergio Gornes (Esp) & Vijay Sundar Prashanth bt Luca Sanchez (Fra) & Seita Watanabe (Jpn) 6-3, 6-2. €54,000 Challenger, Royan, France Doubles (quarterfinals): Adil Kalyanpur & Parikshit Somani bt Max Gurri & Nikolas Izquierdo (Esp) 6-3, 7-6(3). $15,000 ITF men, Monastir, Tunisia Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Dev Javia bt Tomas Luis (Por) 6-1, 6-3. $30,000 ITF women, Chinese Taipei Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Yeonwoo Ku (Tpe) bt Vaidehi Chaudhari 6-3, 6-1. Doubles (quarterfinals): Alisa Kummel & Elina Nepliy bt Vaidehi Chaudhari & Natsumi Kawaguchi (Jpn) 6-3, 6-3. $30,000 ITF women, Wichita, USA Singles (first round): Sahaja Yamalapalli bt Solymar Colling (USA) 6-2, 6-2. $30,000 ITF women, Tauste, Spain Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Hiromi Abe (Jpn) bt Vaishnavi Adkar 6-3, 7-5. Doubles (quarterfinals): Rutuja Bhosale & Ankita Raina bt Georgia Kalamaris (Fra) & Marina Oyonarte (Esp) 6-0, 6-0. $15,000 ITF women, Monastir, Tunisia Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Zeel Desai bt Loreana Donoso (Esp) 7-6(4), 6-4. Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Julia Adams (USA) & Andre Lukosiute (Ltu) bt Helena Bueno (Bra) & Aaddi Gupta 6-0, 6-1.
