{"id":178236,"date":"2025-09-24T09:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T09:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/178236\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T09:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T09:23:09","slug":"how-close-alexander-bublik-is-to-atp-finals-qualification-after-winning-his-fourth-title-of-the-year-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/178236\/","title":{"rendered":"How close Alexander Bublik is to ATP Finals qualification after winning his fourth title of the year in China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alexander Bublik secured victory in the final of the 2025 Hangzhou Open.<\/p>\n<p>Travelling to China as the number-three seed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/alexander-bublik\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bublik<\/a> dropped just one set en route to the final.<\/p>\n<p>There, he met qualifier Valentin Royer, who had already beaten three seeds in Hangzhou: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/andrey-rublev\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrey Rublev<\/a> (1), Learner Tien (7), and Corentin Moutet (4).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236456492-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"TENNIS-CHN-HANGZHOU\" \/>Photo by -\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Unable to pick up a fourth win over a seeded player, Royer fell to Bublik, 7-6, 7-6, in the Hangzhou Open final.<\/p>\n<p>In doing so, Bublik took another step towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp-finals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATP Finals<\/a> qualification\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Bublik is now three places away from a spot in the ATP Finals<\/p>\n<p>Every year, the eight players who accumulate the most points in a calendar year qualify for the ATP Finals.<\/p>\n<p>Bublik has never been to the tour finals before, but is in with a good chance of making his debut at the event in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>RankNameCountryPointsStatus1Carlos AlcarazSpain10,540Qualified2Jannik SinnerItaly7,950Qualified3Novak DjokovicSerbia4,180Currently qualifying4Alexander ZverevGermany4,180Currently qualifying5Ben SheltonUSA3,710Currently qualifying6Taylor FritzUSA3,465Currently qualifying7Lorenzo MusettiItaly3,235Currently qualifying8Alex de MinaurAustralia3,145Currently qualifying9Jack DraperGreat Britain2,990Injured (Won\u2019t play again in 2025)10Felix Auger-AliassimeCanada2,705Not currently qualifying11Andrey RublevRussia2,410Not currently qualifying12Alexander BublikKazakhstan2,370Not currently qualifying13Casper RuudNorway2,285Not currently qualifying14Karen KhachanovRussia2,210Not currently qualifying15Holger RuneDenmark2,190Not currently qualifyingTop 15 players in the Live ATP Race to Turin<\/p>\n<p>The Kazakh sits 12th, four places and 775 points out of the qualification spots, although the reality is he may be a lot closer than it looks.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/the-perfect-replacement-for-jack-draper-as-he-withdraws-from-6-million-event-in-saudi-arabia-due-to-injury\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Draper ending his season early due to injury<\/a>, Bublik is actually just three places out from qualification.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Draper\u2019s omission, there is a real chance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> chooses to skip the year-end finals, just as he did in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2231552063-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Novak Djokovic speaks to the media ahead of the 2025 US Open\" class=\"wp-image-130487\" \/>Photo by Matthew Stockman\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, there could just be two players standing between Bublik and a place in the ATP Finals.<\/p>\n<p>If the 28-year-old can continue to perform as well as he has so far in 2025, there\u2019s no reason why he can\u2019t make the trip to Turin in November.<\/p>\n<p>ATP players with multiple title wins in 2025<\/p>\n<p>Only one player in men\u2019s tennis has won more titles than Bublik in 2025, and he just so happens to be the world number one, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With four titles, Bublik slots in just behind the Spaniard in the list of multiple-time champions this season.<\/p>\n<p>RankNameNumber of titlesTitles1Carlos Alcaraz7French Open, US Open, Monte-Carlo Masters, Italian Open, Cincinnati Open, Rotterdam Open, Queen\u2019s Club Championships2Alexander Bublik4Halle Open, Swiss Open, Kitzbuhel Open, Hangzhou Open3Luciano Darderi3Grand Prix Hassan II, Swedish Open, Croatia OpenT-4Jannik Sinner2Australian Open, WimbledonT-4Flavio Cobolli2Hamburg Open, Tiriac OpenT-4Denis Shapovalov2Dallas Open, Los Cabos OpenT-4Taylor Fritz2Stuttgart Open, Eastbourne InternationalT-4Felix Auger-Aliassime2Adelaide International, Open OccitaniePlayers with multiple ATP titles in 2025<\/p>\n<p>Following his win in Hangzhou, Bublik will need to recover quickly before he makes the trip to Beijing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/china-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">China Open<\/a> ATP 500 event.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236455398-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Bublik celebrates with the title after winning the 2025 Hangzhou Open\" class=\"wp-image-132048\" \/>Photo by -\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Searching for title number five of 2025, Bublik will play a qualifier in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>He is also entered into the doubles competition alongside Lorenzo Musetti, with the pair set to play the French duo of Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul on Thursday, September 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alexander Bublik secured victory in the final of the 2025 Hangzhou Open. 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