{"id":2084816,"date":"2026-08-09T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2084816"},"modified":"2026-08-09T11:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T08:00:30","slug":"alexander-bublik-says-who-hed-most-like-to-play-in-a-grand-slam-final-if-he-ever-reaches-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2084816","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Bublik says who he&#8217;d most like to play in a Grand Slam final if he ever reaches one"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Alexander Bublik says who he\u2019d most like to play in a Grand Slam final if he ever reaches one<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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Alexander Zverev                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Bublik is never one to mince his words about other players on the Tour and he is often considered one of the more outspoken players in tennis.<\/p>\n<p>Bublik has opted not to play the Canadian Open once again this year, instead opting to spend time with his son during his birthday.<\/p>\n<p>That has not stopped the world No 11 from staying in the headlines, however, while at a promotional event in Russia during his time away from tennis.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a fan event in St Petersburg, Bublik was asked who his ideal opponent would be if he reached the final of the US Open later this year.<\/p>\n<h2>More Alexander Zverev news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alexander-zverev-joins-stefanos-tsitsipas-by-slamming-the-canadian-open-conditions\">Alexander Zverev joins Stefanos Tsitsipas by slamming the Canadian Open conditions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/alexander-zverev-nonsense-rule-change-suggestion-insists-novak-djokovic-doesnt-care\">Alexander Zverev counters \u2018nonsense\u2019 rule change suggestion by saying Novak Djokovic \u2018doesn\u2019t care\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo they put me in a Grand Slam final. Not bad. If I reach the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/us-open\">US Open<\/a> final, I don\u2019t care who my opponent is. But if I have to choose, let it be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Sasha Zverev<\/a>. That way I\u2019ll have more chances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Bublik and Zverev have crossed each other\u2019s paths controversially, as the Kazakhstani star revealed they had a fight when they were youngesters.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about their rumoured fight when they were juniors, Bublik said: \u201cYes. I wouldn\u2019t tell the story. It\u2019s in the past. Yes, we had a fight, it was there, but I don\u2019t want to go into details We are both here, so everybody is safe. I don\u2019t think we should talk about the past, specially in this kind of case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zverev and Bublik have been warriors against each other on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ATP-Tour\">ATP Tour<\/a>, although the Kazakhstani star has surprisingly got the better of the Grand Slam champion.<\/p>\n<p>In their four matches together on the ATP Tour, Bublik has beaten Zverev three times.<\/p>\n<p>Zverev\u2019s only victory against Bublik came at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/monte-carlo-masters\">Monte Carlo Masters<\/a> in 2023, when the German star knocked Bublik out of the round of 64 in three sets.<\/p>\n<p>Bublik has knocked Zverev out of the Halle Open, Montpellier, and Rotterdam, although the pair have not played competitvely since the 2023 season.<\/p>\n<p>With Bublik\u2019s latest comments about Zverev, there next match should have plenty of eyes on it, and it could come sooner than many realise.<\/p>\n<p>Both men have signed up to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Laver-Cup\">Laver Cup<\/a> later this year, so their first meeting since 2023 could come at The O2 Arena in London, between the 25th and 27th September.<\/p>\n<p>Bublik will represent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/andre-agassi\">Andre Agassi\u2019s<\/a> Team World while Zverev will be playing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/yannick-noah\">Yannick Noah\u2019s<\/a> Team Europe.<\/p>\n<p>A meeting at the US Open would perhaps be more interesting, however, after Bublik\u2019s latest comments suggested it would be quite simple to topple the current world No 2 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/roland-garros\">Roland Garros<\/a> champion.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Bublik says who he\u2019d most like to play in a Grand Slam final if he ever reaches one Liam McMillen 09 Aug 2026 12:00 PM Alexander Bublik beat Alexander Zverev Alexander Bublik is never one to mince his words about other players on the Tour and he is often considered one of the more [&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-2084816","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\/2084816","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=2084816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2084816\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2084816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2084816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2084816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}