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The Advertiser
14 hours ago
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- The Advertiser
Bublik sprinkles magic on grass to sink Sinner in Halle
Alexander Bublik has built on his shock Roland Garros run, sprinkling some of that clay-court magic on the grass courts of Halle as he earned the biggest win of his career over world No.1 Jannik Sinner at the pre-Wimbledon German tournament. The enigmatic but immensely talented Kazakh Bublik, who reached the quarter-finals of the French Open before being beaten by Sinner, gained his revenge with a 3-6 6-3 6-4 triumph to reach the quarter-finals. "We are tennis players and we try to win every match we play but it is a special one," Bublik said afterwards. "I had never beaten a number one in the world. It is an accomplishment." Continuing his dazzling form from Paris where he included Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur among his victims, Bublik fired 36 winners, including 15 aces, to overpower the top seed and earn a sensational win after two hours and four minutes. "He is an unbelievable player and I was not thinking that I could beat him," said Bublik, who is the first player since last August other than Carlos Alcaraz to defeat the Italian. "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." But it was another tough loss for Sinner, in his first tournament since his heartbreaking five-and-a-half hour defeat by Alcaraz in the French Open final 11 days earlier. It was a meeting of the last two champions of the event, with Bublik's only previous win over Sinner coming on the same stage two years ago. Second seed Alexander Zverev was also pushed all the way but survived a final-set tie-break to defeat Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-2). With agencies Alexander Bublik has built on his shock Roland Garros run, sprinkling some of that clay-court magic on the grass courts of Halle as he earned the biggest win of his career over world No.1 Jannik Sinner at the pre-Wimbledon German tournament. The enigmatic but immensely talented Kazakh Bublik, who reached the quarter-finals of the French Open before being beaten by Sinner, gained his revenge with a 3-6 6-3 6-4 triumph to reach the quarter-finals. "We are tennis players and we try to win every match we play but it is a special one," Bublik said afterwards. "I had never beaten a number one in the world. It is an accomplishment." Continuing his dazzling form from Paris where he included Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur among his victims, Bublik fired 36 winners, including 15 aces, to overpower the top seed and earn a sensational win after two hours and four minutes. "He is an unbelievable player and I was not thinking that I could beat him," said Bublik, who is the first player since last August other than Carlos Alcaraz to defeat the Italian. "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." But it was another tough loss for Sinner, in his first tournament since his heartbreaking five-and-a-half hour defeat by Alcaraz in the French Open final 11 days earlier. It was a meeting of the last two champions of the event, with Bublik's only previous win over Sinner coming on the same stage two years ago. Second seed Alexander Zverev was also pushed all the way but survived a final-set tie-break to defeat Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-2). With agencies Alexander Bublik has built on his shock Roland Garros run, sprinkling some of that clay-court magic on the grass courts of Halle as he earned the biggest win of his career over world No.1 Jannik Sinner at the pre-Wimbledon German tournament. The enigmatic but immensely talented Kazakh Bublik, who reached the quarter-finals of the French Open before being beaten by Sinner, gained his revenge with a 3-6 6-3 6-4 triumph to reach the quarter-finals. "We are tennis players and we try to win every match we play but it is a special one," Bublik said afterwards. "I had never beaten a number one in the world. It is an accomplishment." Continuing his dazzling form from Paris where he included Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur among his victims, Bublik fired 36 winners, including 15 aces, to overpower the top seed and earn a sensational win after two hours and four minutes. "He is an unbelievable player and I was not thinking that I could beat him," said Bublik, who is the first player since last August other than Carlos Alcaraz to defeat the Italian. "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." But it was another tough loss for Sinner, in his first tournament since his heartbreaking five-and-a-half hour defeat by Alcaraz in the French Open final 11 days earlier. It was a meeting of the last two champions of the event, with Bublik's only previous win over Sinner coming on the same stage two years ago. Second seed Alexander Zverev was also pushed all the way but survived a final-set tie-break to defeat Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-2). With agencies Alexander Bublik has built on his shock Roland Garros run, sprinkling some of that clay-court magic on the grass courts of Halle as he earned the biggest win of his career over world No.1 Jannik Sinner at the pre-Wimbledon German tournament. The enigmatic but immensely talented Kazakh Bublik, who reached the quarter-finals of the French Open before being beaten by Sinner, gained his revenge with a 3-6 6-3 6-4 triumph to reach the quarter-finals. "We are tennis players and we try to win every match we play but it is a special one," Bublik said afterwards. "I had never beaten a number one in the world. It is an accomplishment." Continuing his dazzling form from Paris where he included Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur among his victims, Bublik fired 36 winners, including 15 aces, to overpower the top seed and earn a sensational win after two hours and four minutes. "He is an unbelievable player and I was not thinking that I could beat him," said Bublik, who is the first player since last August other than Carlos Alcaraz to defeat the Italian. "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." But it was another tough loss for Sinner, in his first tournament since his heartbreaking five-and-a-half hour defeat by Alcaraz in the French Open final 11 days earlier. It was a meeting of the last two champions of the event, with Bublik's only previous win over Sinner coming on the same stage two years ago. Second seed Alexander Zverev was also pushed all the way but survived a final-set tie-break to defeat Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-2). With agencies
Perth Now
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Bublik sprinkles magic on grass to sink Sinner in Halle
Alexander Bublik has built on his shock Roland Garros run, sprinkling some of that clay-court magic on the grass courts of Halle as he earned the biggest win of his career over world No.1 Jannik Sinner at the pre-Wimbledon German tournament. The enigmatic but immensely talented Kazakh Bublik, who reached the quarter-finals of the French Open before being beaten by Sinner, gained his revenge with a 3-6 6-3 6-4 triumph to reach the quarter-finals. "We are tennis players and we try to win every match we play but it is a special one," Bublik said afterwards. "I had never beaten a number one in the world. It is an accomplishment." Continuing his dazzling form from Paris where he included Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur among his victims, Bublik fired 36 winners, including 15 aces, to overpower the top seed and earn a sensational win after two hours and four minutes. "He is an unbelievable player and I was not thinking that I could beat him," said Bublik, who is the first player since last August other than Carlos Alcaraz to defeat the Italian. "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." But it was another tough loss for Sinner, in his first tournament since his heartbreaking five-and-a-half hour defeat by Alcaraz in the French Open final 11 days earlier. It was a meeting of the last two champions of the event, with Bublik's only previous win over Sinner coming on the same stage two years ago. That was by retirement after the Italian pulled out but here he was beaten fair and square, with Bublik using his huge serve and swashbuckling shotmaking to continue the best month of his career. Second seed Alexander Zverev was also pushed all the way but survived a final-set tie-break to defeat Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-2). With agencies
The Advertiser
13-06-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
No Dutch treat for Aussies in grasscourt wipeout
Australian tennis hopes of an encouraging start to the grass-court season have been dashed as both Alexei Popyrin and Kim Birrell got knocked out of the annual pre-Wimbledon tournament at Rosmalen. The double defeat in the Dutch event on Thursday meant there are no Australians left in the singles at the venue where Alex de Minaur lifted the title in 2024. With de Minaur taking a rest before competing at Queen's Club next week, most hopes rested on sixth seed Popyrin, who was hoping to rebound swiftly after the disappointment of his fourth-round exit at the French Open at the hands of Tommy Paul. Up to a career-high ranking of 21 thanks to his run to the fourth round in Paris, Popyrin had looked forward to starting his grass campaign in style after a first-round bye, but found himself edged out in a three-set duel with Zizou Bergs. The Belgian, named after the French soccer great Zinedine Zidane whose nickname is 'Zizou', outlasted Australia's No.2 Popyrin 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 7-6 (7-3) after the Sydneysider had taken the opening set in their last-16 clash. Popyrin had his moments, including one dazzling angled crosscourt winner that he scooped up after chasing down a Bergs volley, but it wasn't enough to earn the 25-year-old his first quarter-final berth in a grass-court event. Bergs will next meet qualifier Mark Lajal in the quarter-finals after the Estonian was given a walkover when Poland's Hubert Hurkacz withdrew through injury. In the women's event, world No.69 Birrell, who had defeated another Chinese Wang Xinyu in the first round, went down to Yuan Yue 6-4 6-3 in the last-16 to end the Australian interest. Elsewhere in the Dutch event, men's top seed Daniil Medvedev beat former champion Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals, while in the women's tournament, third seed Elise Mertens comfortably defeated Maria Sakkari while Bianca Andreescu also advanced. Australian tennis hopes of an encouraging start to the grass-court season have been dashed as both Alexei Popyrin and Kim Birrell got knocked out of the annual pre-Wimbledon tournament at Rosmalen. The double defeat in the Dutch event on Thursday meant there are no Australians left in the singles at the venue where Alex de Minaur lifted the title in 2024. With de Minaur taking a rest before competing at Queen's Club next week, most hopes rested on sixth seed Popyrin, who was hoping to rebound swiftly after the disappointment of his fourth-round exit at the French Open at the hands of Tommy Paul. Up to a career-high ranking of 21 thanks to his run to the fourth round in Paris, Popyrin had looked forward to starting his grass campaign in style after a first-round bye, but found himself edged out in a three-set duel with Zizou Bergs. The Belgian, named after the French soccer great Zinedine Zidane whose nickname is 'Zizou', outlasted Australia's No.2 Popyrin 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 7-6 (7-3) after the Sydneysider had taken the opening set in their last-16 clash. Popyrin had his moments, including one dazzling angled crosscourt winner that he scooped up after chasing down a Bergs volley, but it wasn't enough to earn the 25-year-old his first quarter-final berth in a grass-court event. Bergs will next meet qualifier Mark Lajal in the quarter-finals after the Estonian was given a walkover when Poland's Hubert Hurkacz withdrew through injury. In the women's event, world No.69 Birrell, who had defeated another Chinese Wang Xinyu in the first round, went down to Yuan Yue 6-4 6-3 in the last-16 to end the Australian interest. Elsewhere in the Dutch event, men's top seed Daniil Medvedev beat former champion Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals, while in the women's tournament, third seed Elise Mertens comfortably defeated Maria Sakkari while Bianca Andreescu also advanced. Australian tennis hopes of an encouraging start to the grass-court season have been dashed as both Alexei Popyrin and Kim Birrell got knocked out of the annual pre-Wimbledon tournament at Rosmalen. The double defeat in the Dutch event on Thursday meant there are no Australians left in the singles at the venue where Alex de Minaur lifted the title in 2024. With de Minaur taking a rest before competing at Queen's Club next week, most hopes rested on sixth seed Popyrin, who was hoping to rebound swiftly after the disappointment of his fourth-round exit at the French Open at the hands of Tommy Paul. Up to a career-high ranking of 21 thanks to his run to the fourth round in Paris, Popyrin had looked forward to starting his grass campaign in style after a first-round bye, but found himself edged out in a three-set duel with Zizou Bergs. The Belgian, named after the French soccer great Zinedine Zidane whose nickname is 'Zizou', outlasted Australia's No.2 Popyrin 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 7-6 (7-3) after the Sydneysider had taken the opening set in their last-16 clash. Popyrin had his moments, including one dazzling angled crosscourt winner that he scooped up after chasing down a Bergs volley, but it wasn't enough to earn the 25-year-old his first quarter-final berth in a grass-court event. Bergs will next meet qualifier Mark Lajal in the quarter-finals after the Estonian was given a walkover when Poland's Hubert Hurkacz withdrew through injury. In the women's event, world No.69 Birrell, who had defeated another Chinese Wang Xinyu in the first round, went down to Yuan Yue 6-4 6-3 in the last-16 to end the Australian interest. Elsewhere in the Dutch event, men's top seed Daniil Medvedev beat former champion Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals, while in the women's tournament, third seed Elise Mertens comfortably defeated Maria Sakkari while Bianca Andreescu also advanced. Australian tennis hopes of an encouraging start to the grass-court season have been dashed as both Alexei Popyrin and Kim Birrell got knocked out of the annual pre-Wimbledon tournament at Rosmalen. The double defeat in the Dutch event on Thursday meant there are no Australians left in the singles at the venue where Alex de Minaur lifted the title in 2024. With de Minaur taking a rest before competing at Queen's Club next week, most hopes rested on sixth seed Popyrin, who was hoping to rebound swiftly after the disappointment of his fourth-round exit at the French Open at the hands of Tommy Paul. Up to a career-high ranking of 21 thanks to his run to the fourth round in Paris, Popyrin had looked forward to starting his grass campaign in style after a first-round bye, but found himself edged out in a three-set duel with Zizou Bergs. The Belgian, named after the French soccer great Zinedine Zidane whose nickname is 'Zizou', outlasted Australia's No.2 Popyrin 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 7-6 (7-3) after the Sydneysider had taken the opening set in their last-16 clash. Popyrin had his moments, including one dazzling angled crosscourt winner that he scooped up after chasing down a Bergs volley, but it wasn't enough to earn the 25-year-old his first quarter-final berth in a grass-court event. Bergs will next meet qualifier Mark Lajal in the quarter-finals after the Estonian was given a walkover when Poland's Hubert Hurkacz withdrew through injury. In the women's event, world No.69 Birrell, who had defeated another Chinese Wang Xinyu in the first round, went down to Yuan Yue 6-4 6-3 in the last-16 to end the Australian interest. Elsewhere in the Dutch event, men's top seed Daniil Medvedev beat former champion Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals, while in the women's tournament, third seed Elise Mertens comfortably defeated Maria Sakkari while Bianca Andreescu also advanced.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
No Dutch treat for Aussies in grasscourt wipeout
Australian tennis hopes of an encouraging start to the grass-court season have been dashed as both Alexei Popyrin and Kim Birrell got knocked out of the annual pre-Wimbledon tournament at Rosmalen. The double defeat in the Dutch event on Thursday meant there are no Australians left in the singles at the venue where Alex de Minaur lifted the title in 2024. With de Minaur taking a rest before competing at Queen's Club next week, most hopes rested on sixth seed Popyrin, who was hoping to rebound swiftly after the disappointment of his fourth-round exit at the French Open at the hands of Tommy Paul. Next stop: Quarter-finals 🎟️✈️@ZizouBergs comes from a set down to take out Popyrin in an entertaining match, 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(3)!@LibemaOpen | #LibemaOpen — ATP Tour (@atptour) June 12, 2025 Up to a career-high ranking of 21 thanks to his run to the fourth round in Paris, Popyrin had looked forward to starting his grass campaign in style after a first-round bye, but found himself edged out in a three-set duel with Zizou Bergs. The Belgian, named after the French soccer great Zinedine Zidane whose nickname is 'Zizou', outlasted Australia's No.2 Popyrin 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 7-6 (7-3) after the Sydneysider had taken the opening set in their last-16 clash. AS. GOOD. AS. IT. GETS. 😲🫨What a get from @AlexeiPopyrin99! @LibemaOpen | #LibemaOpen — ATP Tour (@atptour) June 12, 2025 Popyrin had his moments, including one dazzling angled crosscourt winner that he scooped up after chasing down a Bergs volley, but it wasn't enough to earn the 25-year-old his first quarter-final berth in a grass-court event. Meanwhile, in the women's event, world No.69 Birrell, who had defeated another Chinese Wang Xinyu in the first round, went down to Yuan Yue 6-4 6-3 in the last-16 to end the Australian interest.
Perth Now
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
No Dutch treat for Aussies in grasscourt wipeout
Australian tennis hopes of an encouraging start to the grass-court season have been dashed as both Alexei Popyrin and Kim Birrell got knocked out of the annual pre-Wimbledon tournament at Rosmalen. The double defeat in the Dutch event on Thursday meant there are no Australians left in the singles at the venue where Alex de Minaur lifted the title in 2024. With de Minaur taking a rest before competing at Queen's Club next week, most hopes rested on sixth seed Popyrin, who was hoping to rebound swiftly after the disappointment of his fourth-round exit at the French Open at the hands of Tommy Paul. Up to a career-high ranking of 21 thanks to his run to the fourth round in Paris, Popyrin had looked forward to starting his grass campaign in style after a first-round bye, but found himself edged out in a three-set duel with Zizou Bergs. The Belgian, named after the French soccer great Zinedine Zidane whose nickname is 'Zizou', outlasted Australia's No.2 Popyrin 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 7-6 (7-3) after the Sydneysider had taken the opening set in their last-16 clash. Popyrin had his moments, including one dazzling angled crosscourt winner that he scooped up after chasing down a Bergs volley, but it wasn't enough to earn the 25-year-old his first quarter-final berth in a grass-court event. Meanwhile, in the women's event, world No.69 Birrell, who had defeated another Chinese Wang Xinyu in the first round, went down to Yuan Yue 6-4 6-3 in the last-16 to end the Australian interest.
