Bublik, protagonist of the day's gossip: refuses to greet Popyrin after defeating him

Alexander Bublik clearly defeated Alexei Popyrin to advance to the second round of the ATP Rolex Paris Masters 2025. Up to this point, you may think, everything was fine: the Kazakh player was in a much better dynamic and his tennis should have suited the indoor hard courts in France. However, what seemed like a quiet match took on a controversial tone in its aftermath: Bublik refused to shake hands with his opponent and went straight to his bench. The reason seems to be that Popyrin celebrated several points he won with net cords, something that must not have sat well with the Kazakh, who had already had a somewhat tense handshake with the Australian in their last match in Madrid. Has an undercover rivalry been born?

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Alexander Bublik tops Alexei Popyrin 6-4 6-3 to reach round two in Paris. #RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/aWxlHdytR9

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 27, 2025

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