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In a match that lasted nearly three hours, some
25 minutes were spent in that first-set tie-break, which ended
when Bublik broke Galan's serve and converted his fifth set
point. Galan, of Colombia, who lost on his serve five times in
the tie-break, failed to capitalize on six set points.
Bublik, of Kazakhstan, lost on his serve four times in the
tie-break, but not after the score reached 9-9.
Victories have been scarce this season for the 55th-ranked
Bublik, who said he hopes it gives him some momentum.
"When you don't win a lot, it's tough to finish matches, and I
never felt it before because (for the past few seasons, I made)
35-plus wins on the season," he said afterward. "(So far this
year) I only have five, so finishing matches is not easy. I hope
to get the momentum back, play better, and win more matches."
Bublik will get an immediate test when he faces the tournament's
sixth seed, Holger Rune of Denmark, in the round of 64.
Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka advanced by beating Maxime Cressy of
the U.S. in three sets, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-6 (4). Yannick Hanfmann
and Oscar Otte of Germany each won their matches in three sets
as well.
Five Frenchmen were among Wednesday's winners: Gregoire Barrere,
Richard Gasquet, Hugo Gaston, Hugo Grenier and Quentin Halys.
Also advancing were Spain's Jaume Munar, Roberto Carballes Baena
and Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
Other winners were Italy's Matteo Arnaldi, Slovakia's Alex
Molcan, Brazil's Thiago Monteiro and Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori.
--Field Level Media
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