Bublik bounces Murray out of Newport

Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 3 seed, moved into the semi-finals of the Hall of Fame Open by winning against No 6 seed Andy Murray 7-5, 6-4 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in Newport on Friday evening.

Bublik, ranked No 42, will face the winner of the match between Jason Murray Kubler and No 8 seed James Duckworth next.

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“I don’t have any tournaments to come in in the next three weeks,” Bubliks said. “So yeah, I’m engaged to play I’m engaged to try to get as many matches as I can.”

The 25-year-old earns his second career win over three-time Grand Slam champion Murray – the pair have split four meetings in 2022, with each winning one on grass.

Murray drops to 19-11 on the season, but is slated to make his return to the ATP’s top-50 next week for the first time since 2017.

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In the previous round of the Hall of Fame Open, the Kazakh defeated American Jack Sock (6-3, 3-6, 6-2).

Murray, ranked No 52, beat American Sam Querrey (6-2, 6-0) and Australian wildcard Max Purcell (4-6, 6-2, 6-1) earlier in the tournament.

Newport ATP 250, other last eight results (International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, grass, USD 665.330, most recent results first):

• Jason Murray Kubler vs. James Duckworth
• John Isner (2) beat Benjamin Bonzi (5): 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5)
• Maxime Cressy (4) beat Steve Johnson: 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4