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Bublik, who was born in Russia but represents
Kazakhstan, lost 4-6 7-6(12) 6-7(3) to local hope Gregoire
Barrere.
World number 50 Bublik saved three match points in a marathon
second-set tie-breaker to level the contest and the 25-year-old
was leading 4-2 in the third.
However, he would lose the lead and then his cool as he trailed
6-0 in a third-set tiebreak.
The sixth seed, who also went out in the first round of the
Australian Open last month, drew jeers from the crowd as he
slammed his racquet onto the court before grabbing two more and
destroying those too.
Barrere wrapped up the match on his sixth match point, while
Bublik finished with 14 double faults.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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