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Malay Mail
12 hours ago
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- Malay Mail
Bublik breaks through: Kazakh stuns Sinner for first win over world No.1
HALLE WESTFALEN, June 20 — Defending champion Jannik Sinner lost his second-round match on grass at Halle yesterday 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 defeat 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. Yesterday, 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. 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. — AFP
Arab News
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Arab News
World No.1 Sinner shocked in Halle second round by Bublik
HALLE WESTFALEN, Germany: 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. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport
The Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Spectator treated for injuries as PANEL falls from above and loud bang heard in arena during Alexander Zverev clash
A TENNIS fan was taken to hospital after a stadium panel collapsed and landed on her during Alexander Zverev's match at Halle earlier today. Zverev, 28, was taking on American Marcos Giron in front of a home German crowd. 5 5 5 With Giron about to serve at 2-5 15-30 in the first set, a loud bang and subsequent yelling could be heard from the crowd. It scarily emerged that an advertising panel had fallen from the front of the upper tier onto the lower seats. Zverev and umpire Renaud Lichtenstein approached the stands offering an ice pack. The tournament went on to confirm that a 62-year-old spectator had been taken to hospital following the frightening incident. But thankfully, the woman did not suffer any major injuries. Tournament director Ralf Weber said: "Something like this has never happened in our 32-year tournament history. We deeply regret the incident." Weber personally visited the spectator in hospital, and offered her a complimentary season ticket for next year's event. Event managers Dr Udo Kleine and Uwe Greipel-Dominik later revealed how they felt the incident had taken place. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 5 A joint statement said: "We suspect that the drumming against the cushions caused screws to come loose. "This should not happen, and we apologise. We will also check all other cushions and their fastenings immediately after the Zverev match. The safety of our spectators is our top priority." 'Please stay away from me' - Alexander Zverev swipes at Taylor Fritz in X-rated rant after Stuttgart Open final Following a safety check, the contest was able to continue, with world No3 Zverev winning 6-2 6-1. The 6ft 6in German will take on Italy's Lorenzo Sonego in tomorrow's round of 16. Last week Zverev reached the final of the ATP 250 event in Stuttgart, only to lose to rival Taylor Fritz. In his runner-up speech on court, spiky Zverev joked: "Last but not least, Taylor, I'm f***ing tired of you. 'I don't wanna see you again over the next two to three years. "Please stay away from me. Don't come to Germany anymore. "No, well done you deserve to win this title. "You are one of the best players in the world on this surface and you were much better than me today, so congrats to the whole team and I'm sure you are going to do incredible on the next two tournaments on grass, so well done." 5
