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href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/shahidaj\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Shahida Jacobs                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"17 Jul 2026 7:17 AM\" data-ps-date=\"17 Jul 2026 7:17 AM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1784269037\"><br \/>\n                            17 Jul 2026 7:17 AM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on 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space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz with inset of Alexander Bublik                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Bublik famously beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> in Halle in 2025, but he admits it was down to \u201ca whole lot of luck\u201d as he had and other players don\u2019t really have a chance when they face the Italian or Carlos Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jimmy-connors-picks-between-jannik-sinner-carlos-alcaraz-wimbledon\">Sinner and Alcaraz have dominated men\u2019s tennis<\/a> the past few years and Bublik is one of many players who have tasted defeat against them as the Kazakh star lost three of his four most recent encounters against the Italian.<\/p>\n<p>One of those defeats came at the French Open last year when he suffered a heavy 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 quarter-final defeat and joked afterwards on social media \u201cI almost got him guys\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But he got his revenge a few weeks later on grass as he upset the Italian 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the round of 16 at the Halle Open and declared: \u201cI got him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a>, though, won their next two matches at the US Open and in Vienna to take a 6-2 lead in their head-to-head rivalry while Alcaraz won his only match against Bublik in Monte Carlo this year.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-all-time-greats\">Brad Gilbert states where he ranks Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner among greatest tennis players of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-called-novak-djokovic-2-0-key-difference-former-top-20-player\">Jannik Sinner is \u2018an evolved version of Novak Djokovic\u2019, says former ATP star<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bublik, though, admits he and the rest of the chasing pack don\u2019t really believe they have what it takes to beat the dominating duo.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about his Halle win over Sinner during an interview with Germany\u2019s <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennismagazin.de\/interview\/alexander-bublik-bei-30-grad-zocken-macht-keinen-spass\/\">Tennis Magazin<\/a>, he replied: \u201cWith a whole lot of luck, and I mean that very seriously. At Grand Slams, where Sinner and Alcaraz feel best and are perfectly prepared, you don\u2019t really have a chance. I feel like the other players have given up \u2013 me too, by the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat changes your goals. I recently spoke to my coach: a Grand Slam win is almost out of reach when both are fit. So my goal is: quarter-finals, maybe semi-finals \u2013 then I\u2019m going home happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bublik, who has won nine ATP Tour singles titles, is yet to make it past the quarter-final of a Grand Slam with his best performance that run at Roland Garros last year.<\/p>\n<p>He has peaked at No 10 in the ATP Rankings and while some might be frustrated by not winning majors, the 29-year-old has a different outlook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to realise: You are not Novak Djokovic. You\u2019re not going to win Slams like Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer. You have to learn to accept defeats and deal with them without affecting your performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong: I love this sport! It\u2019s a blatant feeling to hit a great forehand in a 20,000-people stadium. But: There are players who have quit after a Grand Slam victory, because this title apparently did not make them so happy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not healthy if you meet your environment in a bad mood because of your obsession. It is just as important to be a good husband, father and friend. Better to chase a 15-time semi-final than this one victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Players give up when facing Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz \u2013 me too,\u2019 admits ATP star Shahida Jacobs 17 Jul 2026 7:17 AM Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz with inset of Alexander Bublik Alexander Bublik famously beat Jannik Sinner in Halle in 2025, but he admits it was down to \u201ca whole lot of luck\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-2047582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2047582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047582\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2047582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2047582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2047582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}