Ehe Kazakh player sought his moment of viral glory with a absurd blow more typical of a casual exhibition match than a final of a serious tournament like the ATP Metz 250.
Bublik lost the first set in the ‘tie break’ and served to avoid a service break (30-40) of Sonego that seemed definitive with 3-1 on the scoreboard.
And there, just at that key moment of the game, it occurred to him to try orn ‘smash’ with the handle of the racket that the Italian managed to return to end up taking the point, the game… and the final (6-2 in the second set).
