Halle, Germany-Hir rank Pronounced sinner Was raised by Alexander Bublike 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round in the Halle Grass-Cort tournament on Thursday.
Sinner, Halle Defending Champion, was playing in his first tournament since losing five set thriller Carlos Alakraj Rolland-Maros in the final.
Three -time Grand Slam Champion was beaten Yanik Hanfman In the first round of this week, but after losing to a sinner in the quarter -finals in Paris, the big serving Bublike took some revenge.
“This is a special – I never defeated the top one (number 1) in the world, it’s an achievement,” is in 45th position, Bublike said in his on -court interview.
The Kazakhstan player recorded 36 winners and 15 aces against the top seeded sinner in the Wimbledon Warm -up tournament.
2023 Halle Champion Bublike said, “I just kept serving, putting it in an uncomfortable position and working well,” Tomas Machak In the quarter -finals.
Even on Thursday, second seed Alexander zweev Outbreak Lorenzo Songo 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) to reach the quarter-finals.