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Jannik Sinner Stunned by Bublik in Halle as Zverev and Etcheverry Advance

Posted : 20 June 2025

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner suffered a surprise exit from the Halle Open on Thursday, losing in three sets to Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik in his first tournament appearance since finishing runner-up at the French Open.

 

The defending champion fell 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in a spirited second-round clash, marking his first loss to a player ranked outside the top 20 in nearly a year. Just over a week ago, Sinner had dominated Bublik at Roland Garros, but on the grass courts of Halle, Bublik turned the tables with an aggressive and fearless performance.

 

Bublik, ranked 45th in the world, secured his first-ever win over a world No. 1 and called it “an accomplishment” after sealing victory with a series of blistering forehands and confident service games.

 

Despite a strong start from Sinner, Bublik responded with 20 winners in the second set and secured a crucial break in the third to tilt the match in his favor. “I had an amazing forehand to break in the third set and then I kept serving,” said Bublik. “I just kept putting him in uncomfortable positions.” Bublik now advances to face Tomas Machac in the quarterfinals.

 

Meanwhile, home favorite Alexander Zverev overcame a stern challenge from Lorenzo Sonego to book his place in the last eight. The world No. 3 dropped the first set but found his rhythm to eventually win 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/2), extending his unbeaten record against the Italian to five matches.

 

 Zverev, a two-time finalist in Halle, will now take on Flavio Cobolli for a spot in the semifinals. Sonego capitalized on his only break point in the opening set, but Zverev’s resilience and superior play in the tiebreak proved decisive.

 

Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry also claimed a dramatic win, upsetting fourth seed Andrey Rublev in a grueling three-hour contest. Etcheverry held his nerve in two tense tiebreaks to edge the Russian 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (8/6), saving two match points in the deciding set.

 

The 63rd-ranked player will now face Russia’s Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals. With the exits of Sinner and Rublev, the field in Halle remains wide open, setting the stage for an unpredictable finish to the grass-court tournament.

 

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