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Love and hate is what generates Alexander Bublik (Nº 48 ATP). Often involved in controversy and creator of unusual executions. This time, in the first round of the Miami Masters 1000, the kazakh scored a point with the grip of the racket and generated laughter from the entire stadium.
With the score 5-7, 3-5, the outgoing 25-year-old decided to add his usual show quota. A backhand from the American John Jeffrey Wolf (50th) rose after hitting the net and there Bublik took the opportunity to do what he likes best: strangeness. He waited for her a few seconds and converted the winner with the racket upside down.
A serial hater of brick dust, the current 48th in the world is used to this type of situation. A month ago his name returned to the center of the scene for breaking, as never before seen, three rackets in a matter of seconds during a match at the ATP 250 in Marseille. And a week later he also made noise for his post-defeat statement in Rotterdam. “I complain about how stupid this shitty sport is, because it’s stupid shit.”
In the Miami Masters 1000 he said goodbye in his debut, but of course, his mark, as almost always, was recorded.
