Bublik: "At the beginning of the year I thought about ending my career"

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How wonderful that this season there is so much talk about Alexander Bublik and almost never for negative reasons. The Kazakh broke out of his shell in this 2025, approaching the top 10 and focusing every day on being a professional. However, it wasn't all a bed of roses.

It took the colleagues from Tennis Magazin to bring out the big headline of Alexander Bublik this season. And no, it's not related to his titles, or his victories, or the excitement he generated in the last stretch of the calendar when he openly confessed his aim to reach the top 10. His most surprising statements point directly to the first quarter of the year when a severe drop in the rankings made him question whether it was worth continuing to play or not. How? As you hear it, we were on the verge of missing out on his best version.

“I was very dissatisfied with myself at the end of last season, even at the beginning of this one. In fact, I considered ending my career because I was worried about dropping out of the top 100, that would have changed everything,” says the 28-year-old, now relieved to have closed an unforgettable chapter. “After Indian Wells, I went to Las Vegas for three days to disconnect, but the truth is I was quite worried. From then on, it was like starting a mission,” he adds.

And what changed on Sascha's day? Surely, everything changed. “I tried to maintain the variety in my game, suddenly I became much more consistent. I also changed up my training a bit, for example, by greatly improving my forehand, especially on clay. I gained a lot of confidence in myself in Challenger tournaments, fighting to climb back up the rankings. I improved my physical condition, also a racket change that was key, a much lighter model weighing 291 grams,” explains the Kazakh delving into the more technical aspect.

The stat that connects Bublik, Sinner, and Alcaraz in this 2025

With a record of 37-22 during these eleven months, Bublik found a way to maximize his performances on the circuit, climbing up to 11th place in the world rankings. He fell just 120 points short of breaking into the top 10, though don't think he left empty-handed. With his titles in Halle, Gstaad, Kitzbühel, and Hangzhou, only Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner can boast of having lifted four trophies this year. He, moreover, did it on three different surfaces.

“I didn't know this fact; for me, it's confirmation that I'm on the right path. My current goal is to be in the top 10; it would be a dream if I manage to reach this goal one day. Now I feel that if I use all my potential, if I keep working with this focus, I can really do it,” emphasized the 28-year-old.

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