Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik may have only one win against Daniil Medvedev but he is still pretty happy with his record against the 2021 US Open champion only because his win over the former world No. 1 came in "their most important match."
Between 2016 and 2024, Bublik, 28, and 29-year-old Medvedev clashed six times. The Russian tennis star dominated in all of those meetings.
In June, Bublik set up a final against Medvedev in the ATP 500 tournament in Halle. In what was their first meeting on grass surface, the 11th-ranked Kazakh delivered and defeated the Russian 6-3 7-6 (4) for his first win over the former world No. 1.
During this past weekend, Bublik and Medvedev went to St. Petersburg for the Northern Palmyra Trophies - a mixed team exhibition event.
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Russian publication caught up with the 28-year-old Kazakh and asked him what was the key to beating the 2021 US Open champion.
Bublik: I beat Medvedev in our most important match, and that's enough for me
"I don't know. I've only beaten him once. And, basically, that's enough for me. Once is good. I won the most important match we ever played, so it's perfectly normal. I don't know why, but that's just how things worked out on the grass in Halle. He had a tough match before that against Sasha Zverev, a three-setter," the reigning Halle champion answered to Championat.
"I got through the quarterfinals fairly easily, and then I had a really tough match against Karen. But maybe I recovered a little better for the final, and at certain points he maybe didn't play the way he usually does against me. So I've only beaten him once, and I don't know how many more I'll manage."
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Bublik's first victory over the Russian coming in 2025 isn't a coincidence since the 28-year-old enjoyed by far his career-best season this year and won four titles.
