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Reuters
2 days ago
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- Reuters
ATP roundup: Alexander Bublik wins in Gstaad for first title on clay
July 21 - Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan won his first tournament on clay Sunday, topping Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 at the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad. Bublik, the second seed, won his sixth tour title at the ATP 250 event in the Swiss Alps, in his first final on clay courts. It also was his first meeting with Argentina's Cerundolo. Bublik had 13 aces among his 47 winners in the two-hour, eight-minute match. Cerundolo posted 21 winners against 25 unforced errors. In June, Bublik won the ATP 500 event in Halle, Germany. Nordea Open No. 6 seed Luciano Darderi of Italy captured the championship in Bastad, Sweden, with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over unseeded Dutchman Jesper De Jong. De Jong was in search of his first career ATP Tour title. It was the third for Darderi, all on clay. He won at Marrakech, Morocco, earlier this season and in Cordoba, Argentina, in 2024 Darderi won 81 percent (38-of-47) of the points on his first serve and converted three break points, compared to two for De Jong. In the end, just three points separated the two, with Darderi winning 80 and De Jong 77. Plava Laguna Croatia Open The first round in Umag, Croatia, began Sunday with a pair of three-set matches. Czech eighth seed Vit Kopriva rallied past Belgium's Raphael Collignon 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Kopriva edged Collignon in aces 7-6 while saving 11 of 16 break points and converting 6 of 12 chances to break his opponent's serve. Italy's Francesco Passaro also came from behind in a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Croatian wild card Matej Dodig. Passaro limited himself to 17 unforced errors to Dodig's 33. --Field Level Media
Khaleej Times
3 days ago
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- Khaleej Times
Alexander Bublik wins first claycourt title in Gstaad
Kazakh Alexander Bublik won his first tour-level claycourt title at the Swiss Open in Gstaad, beating Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the ATP 250 event's final on Sunday. French Open quarterfinalist Bublik, seeded second in Gstaad, was playing in his first final on clay. He had not dropped a set en route to the final but had to regroup after a patchy second set to seal the win in just over two hours. "Juan, as I told you at the net, this was not tennis. It was complete torture," Bublik joked at the trophy ceremony. "This is my sixth title and I have played the greats of the game, but this final I will remember as one of the toughest I ever played. "I can't wait to come back next year. The beautiful Alps. It's an amazing spot. I'm really happy that I'm standing here as a winner, but even if I'd lost in the first round, the view is amazing anyway." The victory for the ever-entertaining Bublik was a solid return to form after his first-round Wimbledon exit. It was his second title of the season and the sixth of his career. The world number 34 lifted the ATP 500 grasscourt trophy in Halle last month.
CNA
3 days ago
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- CNA
Bublik wins first claycourt title in Gstaad
Kazakh Alexander Bublik won his first tour-level claycourt title at the Swiss Open in Gstaad, beating Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the ATP 250 event's final on Sunday. French Open quarter-finalist Bublik, seeded second in Gstaad, was playing in his first final on clay. He had not dropped a set en route to the final but had to regroup after a patchy second set to seal the win in just over two hours. "Juan, as I told you at the net, this was not tennis. It was complete torture," Bublik joked at the trophy ceremony. "This is my sixth title and I have played the greats of the game, but this final I will remember as one of the toughest I ever played." "I can't wait to come back next year. The beautiful Alps. It's an amazing spot. I'm really happy that I'm standing here as a winner, but even if I'd lost in the first round, the view is amazing anyway." The victory for the ever-entertaining Bublik was a solid return to form after his first-round Wimbledon exit. It was his second title of the season and the sixth of his career. The world number 34 lifted the ATP 500 grasscourt trophy in Halle last month.
Reuters
3 days ago
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- Reuters
Bublik wins first claycourt title in Gstaad
July 20 (Reuters) - Kazakh Alexander Bublik won his first tour-level claycourt title at the Swiss Open in Gstaad, beating Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the ATP 250 event's final on Sunday. French Open quarter-finalist Bublik, seeded second in Gstaad, was playing in his first final on clay. He had not dropped a set en route to the final but had to regroup after a patchy second set to seal the win in just over two hours. "Juan, as I told you at the net, this was not tennis. It was complete torture," Bublik joked at the trophy ceremony. "This is my sixth title and I have played the greats of the game, but this final I will remember as one of the toughest I ever played." "I can't wait to come back next year. The beautiful Alps. It's an amazing spot. I'm really happy that I'm standing here as a winner, but even if I'd lost in the first round, the view is amazing anyway." The victory for the ever-entertaining Bublik was a solid return to form after his first-round Wimbledon exit. It was his second title of the season and the sixth of his career. The world number 34 lifted the ATP 500 grasscourt trophy in Halle last month.
Daily Mail
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Alexander Zverez pulls out of upcoming tournament citing 'personal reasons' after suggesting he might need therapy following Wimbledon exit
World No 3 Alexander Zverev has pulled out of an upcoming tournament because of 'personal reasons'. Zverev was due to take part in the latest ATP tournament in Switzerland, with the clay-court competition to take place later this month and the draw set for this weekend. He suffered a shock defeat in the first round of Wimbledon, falling in five gritty sets to world world No 72 Arthur Rinderknech, with the final score 7-6 (3), 6-7(8), 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-4. Their contest played across two days after their match on the first Monday night was paused due to the Wimbledon curfew. And the 28-year-old has not played since, with fans concerned for his welfare due to his words on the back of his defeat. Now, he has withdrawn from the tournament in Switzerland, with competition organisers announcing the news. 'I feel very alone out there at times. I struggle mentally,' Zverev shared after his SW19 defeat. 'I've been saying that since after the Australian Open. 'I'm trying to find ways, trying to find ways to kind of get out of this hole. I keep kind of finding myself back in it in a way. 'I feel, generally speaking, quite alone in life at the moment, which is a feeling that is not very nice. 'It's not a feeling on a tennis court, it's just a life feeling in general,' he continued. 'As I said, I never felt this way before. It's difficult to find joy outside the tennis court for me at the moment. 'It's not an excuse or anything. I think Arthur deserved to win today. It's nothing that. It's something I've felt for the past few months. 'Again, I just feel generally very, very alone and very lonely. I don't know. Just never felt that way before. I don't have the answers right now. When asked if he had considered therapy, he added: 'Maybe for the first time in my life I'll probably need it. 'I've been through a lot of difficulties. I've been through a lot of difficulties in the media. I've been through a lot of difficulties in life generally. Zverev said he had 'never felt this empty before' after losing in the first round of Wimbledon 'I've never felt this empty before. Just lacking joy, just lacking joy in everything that I do. It's not necessarily about tennis. Just lacking joy outside of tennis, as well. 'Even when I'm winning, even when I'm winning like in Stuttgart or Halle, it's not necessarily a feeling that I used to get where I was happy, over the moon, I felt motivated to keep going. 'It's just not there right now for me, which, again, is the first time in my life which I'm feeling.' Zverev did not have the support of his girlfriend Sophia Thomalla to draw upon during his shock first-round defeat, reports in Germany have confirmed. The No 3 seed has struggled for form in the wake of the Australian Open final he played against eventual champion Jannik Sinner in January. As per German outlet BILD, Zverev's defeat came while Thomalla, an influencer and television presenter, was reportedly filming commercials in their native country.
