Wimbledon: Bublik comes from two-sets-to-love down to move into second round
Alexander Bublik produced a stunning comeback to beat Jakub Mensik 4-6, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 on Monday afternoon and will play the winner of the match between Belgian qualifier Zizou Bergs and Frenchman Arthur Cazaux in the next round
Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik in action during his round of 32 match against Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 23 seed, produced a stunning comeback to beat Jakub Mensik 4-6, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 to move into the second round of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Monday.
Bublik, ranked No 23, will play the winner of the match between Belgian qualifier Zizou Bergs and Frenchman Arthur Cazaux next.
You might also like this
London (Grand Slam), other first-round results (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass, GBP 50.000.000, most recent results first):
- Andy Murray vs. Tomas Machac
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
- Quentin Halys vs. Christopher Eubanks
- Lucas Pouille vs. Laslo Djere
- Daniel Evans vs. Alejandro Tabilo
- Vit Kopriva vs. Novak Djokovic
- Aslan Karatsev vs. Karen Khachanov
- Roman Safiullin vs. Francisco Cerundolo
- Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Alexander Zverev
- Henry Searle vs. Marcos Giron
- Cameron Norrie vs. Facundo Diaz Acosta
- Jack Draper vs. Elias Ymer
- Flavio Cobolli vs. Rinky Hijikata
- Kei Nishikori vs. Arthur Rinderknech
- Taylor Fritz vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Mackenzie McDonald
- Holger Rune vs. SoonWoo Kwon
- Arthur Fils vs. Dominic Stricker
- Jacob Fearnley vs. Alejandro Moro Canas
- Taro Daniel vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Federico Coria vs. Adam Walton
- Andrey Rublev vs. Francisco Comesana
- Alexei Popyrin vs. Thiago Monteiro
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Luca Nardi
- Paul Jubb vs. Thiago Seyboth Wild
- James Duckworth vs. Alex De Minaur
- Jaume Munar vs. Billy Harris
- Hubert Hurkacz vs. Radu Albot
- Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Nuno Borges
- Sebastian Korda vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
- Constant Lestienne vs. Lorenzo Musetti
- Luciano Darderi vs. Jan Choinski
- Mattia Bellucci vs. Ben Shelton
- Sumit Nagal vs. Miomir Kecmanovic: monday
- Otto Virtanen vs. Max Purcell: monday
- Tommy Paul vs. Pedro Martinez: monday
- Jannik Sinner vs. Yannick Hanfmann: monday
- Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Tallon Griekspoor: monday
- Mariano Navone vs. Lorenzo Sonego: monday
- Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Maximilian Marterer: monday
- Botic van de Zandschulp beat Liam Broady (WC): 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Sebastian Ofner: monday
- Zizou Bergs vs. Arthur Cazaux: monday
- Ugo Humbert (16) beat Alexander Shevchenko: 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (3), 6-1
- Lloyd Harris (Q) beat Alex Michelsen: 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (9)
- Carlos Alcaraz (3) beat Mark Lajal (Q): 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-2
- Daniel Altmaier beat Arthur Fery (WC): 4-6, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
- Alexandre Muller beat Hugo Gaston (Q): 6-4, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5)
- Stan Wawrinka beat Charles Broom (WC): 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
- Daniil Medvedev (5) beat Aleksandar Kovacevic: 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
- Gael Monfils beat Adrian Mannarino (22): 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
- Brandon Nakashima beat Sebastian Baez (18): 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
- Matteo Berrettini beat Marton Fucsovics: 7-6 (3), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
- Zhizhen Zhang (32) beat Maxime Janvier (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2
- Grigor Dimitrov (10) beat Dusan Lajovic: 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
- Casper Ruud (8) beat Alex Bolt (Q): 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4
- Fabio Fognini beat Luca Van Assche (LL): 6-1, 6-3, 7-5
- Jordan Thompson beat Pavel Kotov: 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
- Frances Tiafoe (29) beat Matteo Arnaldi: 6-7 (5), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
- Borna Coric beat Felipe Meligeni Alves (Q): 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3
- Jan-Lennard Struff beat Fabian Marozsan: 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3
- Juncheng Shang beat Cristian Garin (Q): 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
- Denis Shapovalov beat Nicolas Jarry (19): 6-1, 7-5, 6-4
People in this post
More tennis news
November 16, 2024
“Those are the matches that stay in my mind” – painful 2024 losses still haunt Zverev
The German has had another impressive season, but rues missed opportunities in big...
Tennis Majors
November 16, 2024
US Open, Big Foe, Sierra Leone: Everything you always wanted to know about Frances Tiafoe (but never had time to find out) – updated after being fined for abusing chair umpire in Shanghai
Here are answers to some questions you may have about two-time US Open...
Carrie Dunn
November 16, 2024
American, Kathy May, US Open: Everything you always wanted to know about Taylor Fritz (but never had time to find out) – updated after reaching final of 2024 ATP Finals
Taylor Fritz has won eight ATP titles and made his first Grand Slam...
Carrie Dunn
November 16, 2024
Fritz overpowers Zverev for the fourth time in a row to make the ATP Finals 2024 title clash
The American defeated Alexander Zverev in a three-setter on Saturday and will play...
Ayush Vashistha
November 16, 2024
Allegations, Olympics, German, trial: Everything you always wanted to know about Alexander Zverev (but never had time to find out) – updated after 2024 ATP Finals exit
Alexander Zverev won the Olympic gold medal and ATP Finals in 2021. Here...
Jérémy Baudu
Your comments