{"id":234944,"date":"2025-10-31T00:14:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T00:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/234944\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T00:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T00:14:10","slug":"alexander-bublik-says-what-he-found-unusual-about-taylor-fritzs-performance-against-him-at-the-paris-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/234944\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Bublik says what\u00a0he found\u00a0unusual about Taylor Fritz’s performance against him at the Paris Masters\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alexander Bublik picked up another big win in the third round of the Paris Masters.<\/p>\n

The Kazakh star booked his place in the quarterfinals with a 7-6, 6-2 win over Taylor Fritz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fritz looked far from his best, as Bublik kept his faint ATP Finals<\/a> hopes alive with an impressive performance.<\/p>\n

\"RolexPhoto by Shi Tang\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Beating Fritz, Bublik<\/a> took the lead in their head-to-head 4-3, securing his first win over the American in four years.<\/p>\n

After the match, Bublik gave his assessment of Fritz\u2019s efforts, suggesting there was something unusual about his performance.<\/p>\n

Alexander Bublik suggests Taylor Fritz\u2019s \u2018mindset\u2019 may have changed after securing ATP Finals spot<\/p>\n

During his on-court interview, Bublik gave his verdict on his straight-sets win over the world number four.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I used every chance I had, almost every chance I had, except for the first set, I was really lucky at the end of the tiebreak, I mean, he missed a couple of shots that he usually doesn\u2019t miss,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in different positions now, he\u2019s going to Turin, I\u2019m still fighting maybe to be an alternate, so maybe the mindset changed a bit, I guess, I\u2019m not saying 100%, but he was not as clutch as he usually is, so I had a bit of freedom, which he took from me in the past three meetings, when he actually killed me all the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the slow court probably didn\u2019t favor him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt great today, I was hitting the spots, I used my chances, and then him not being 100%, because he has a very important tournament to go, it\u2019s way more important than beating me here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AlexanderPhoto by Julian Finney\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

As Bublik mentioned, Fritz has qualified for the ATP Finals, while he himself, is still mathematically in contention.<\/p>\n

RankNameCountryPointsStatus1Carlos AlcarazSpain11,050Qualified2Jannik SinnerItaly9,100Qualified3Alexander ZverevGermany4,660Qualified4Novak DjokovicSerbia4,580Qualified5Ben SheltonUSA3,970Qualified6Taylor FritzUSA3,935Qualified7Alex de MinaurAustralia3,935Qualified8Lorenzo MusettiItaly3,685Currently qualifying9Felix Auger-AliassimeCanada3,395Not currently qualifying10Jack DraperGreat Britain2,990Injured11Casper RuudNorway2,835Can\u2019t qualify12Alexander BublikKazakhstan2,670Not currently qualifying13Daniil MedvedevRussia2,660Not currently qualifying14Alejandro Davidovich FokinaSpain2,655Not currently qualifying15Holger RuneDenmark2,590InjuredLive ATP Race to Turin<\/p>\n

With the potential for players ranked above him to withdraw from the tour finals, Bublik wants to get as close to the coveted eighth spot as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first time in my career, I have a big milestone very close to me. I think if I were to relax and say I\u2019m injured, I\u2019m tired, I don\u2019t want to play anymore, I would blame myself afterwards,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t have many chances to make the top 10 and to be an alternate of the finals, if you have this chance, you have to use it, give 100%.<\/p>\n

\u201cNext year I have to start defending my points, so it\u2019s going to be a bit tougher, so now, for me, I\u2019m closer to the goal I never thought I could achieve. With this, you have a bit extra inside of you, if you\u2019re not cracking under the pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bublik hasn\u2019t cracked under the pressure yet, and will be tough to beat in the French capital\u2026<\/p>\n

Colin Fleming rates Alexander Bublik\u2019s Paris Masters title chances, \u2018it\u2019s not impossible\u2019<\/p>\n

Speaking to Sky Sports after the match, Colin Fleming assessed Bublik\u2019s chances of winning the Paris Masters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe top half of the draw is open, after [Carlos] Alcaraz\u2019s loss to [Cameron] Norrie<\/a>. Of course, [Jannik] Sinner is the favorite for the tournament, but Bublik proved in Halle that he can beat Sinner, so it\u2019s not impossible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Impressed with Bublik\u2019s efforts in 2025, Fleming said he\u2019s about to finish the best season of his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cBest season of his career, without a doubt, yes, it\u2019s one more win than 2021, but look at the win %, 64%, four titles, he just seems to have found an emotional equilibrium,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

YearWin\/Loss recordWin %Titles202536-2064%4202425-2550%1202324-2846%2202233-2755%1202135-3054%\u2013202014-1647%\u2013201915-1550%\u201320181-420%\u201320173-350%\u201320162-250%\u2013Alexander Bublik\u2019s season records<\/p>\n

\u201cI think becoming a father has helped, got a nice perspective on things. Got a great relationship with his coach, Artem Suprunov, and he is so dangerous here this week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Only time will tell how dangerous Bublik will prove to be in Paris, as he prepares to take on De Minaur in the quarterfinals on Friday, October 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Alexander Bublik picked up another big win in the third round of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234945,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[7940,1308,21834,101,11310,118,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-234944","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-alexander-bublik","9":"tag-atp","10":"tag-paris-masters","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-taylor-fritz","13":"tag-tennis","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}