Bublik was seeded eighth at the 2024 China Open and began his campaign against Flavio Cobolli on September 26. The Kazakh No. 1 kicked off the contest confidently, breaking Cobolli in the fifth game.
Shang Juncheng wasn't the only Chinese teenager to get the better of Alexander Bublik this week in Chengdu. The second-seeded Kazakh, who lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual champion Shang, also ...