Alexander Bublik doesn't usually hold back, as brilliant on the court as he is brutally honest off it. The Kazakh was one of the victims of Valentin Vacherot on the way to what may be the biggest surprise in tennis history, and when asked about the significance of his title at the ATP Shanghai 2025, he didn't hold back at all... and shifted the focus to the second tier of the circuit, those who must challenge Alcaraz and Sinner.
"If Vacherot is able to win a Masters 1000, it's our fault. All of us. We failed, we didn't prepare enough for that Masters 1000. He defeated I don't know how many top-20 players and two top-10s, and won the Masters. On the other side was Arthur (Rinderknech), who also dominated everyone. It's a question we have to ask ourselves. How is it possible that we, people who have won Masters 1000s and Slams, couldn't stop these two guys? We have to ask ourselves. If the level outside Carlos and Jannik isn't there, that's what happens," the Kazakh pointed out, mincing no words.
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