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Sinner, the Halle defending champion, was
playing in his first tournament since losing a five-set thriller
to Carlos Alcaraz in the Roland-Garros final.
The three-time Grand Slam champion had beaten Yannick Hanfmann
in the first round this week, but the big-serving Bublik gained
some revenge after having lost to Sinner in the quarterfinals in
Paris.
It's a special one I had never beaten the top one (No. 1) in
the world, that's an accomplishment, Bublik, who is ranked
45th, said in his on-court interview.
The Kazakhstan player recorded 36 winners and 15 aces against
the top-seeded Sinner in the Wimbledon warmup tournament.
I just kept serving, kept putting him in uncomfortable
positions and it worked well," said Bublik, the 2023 Halle
champion who will face Tomas Machac in the quarterfinals.
Also Thursday, the second-seeded Alexander Zverev outlasted
Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) to reach the quarterfinals.
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