destroys a racket, never wins a game again and retires

Aleksandr Bublik he is known as much for his talent as for his antics on the tennis court, and so on Basel he did not deny himself. Because in the ATP 500, which for years has been one of the favorite tournaments of Roger Federerhe first dominated, then threw away a match he had in his hands, a match he ended by retiring after destroying a racket and losing a string of games in a row.

Bublik suddenly retires in the third set

Bublik is ending 2024 very badly, even though for large stretches it had been at a very good level. In Basel, where the participation field is not as good as in recent years, the Kazakh caught van de Zandschulp. Bublik was widely favored and after closing the first set it seemed even more so, but the Dutchman held his ground and in the decisive moment took advantage of his rival’s difficulties by breaking him. van de Zandschulp vince il secondo 7-5 and at that moment, even if he doesn’t know it, he locks up the game. Why his rival no longer wins a game and at 4-0 in the third set he decides to retire.

Bublik also loses control in Basel

In the middle, between the end of the second set and the end of the match, the usual, deplorable show. Furious Bublik destroys a racket, then after losing a string of consecutive games he decides to retire (questionable decision, because with the match compromised he could have remained on the pitch for a few minutes), he throws a racket that almost lands on the standsi, and before leaving he decides to give everything he could to the spectators in the front rows. Bublik at home, van de Zandschulp thanks and moves on to the round of 16 which he will play against Tsitsipas or Cerundolo.