Alexander Bublik makes change to his schedule he’s never done before after his French Open success

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Alexander Bublik was on cloud nine after achieving his best result at the French Open.

To the surprise of many, the 27-year-old reached the quarter-finals of the clay court Grand Slam for the first time.

He defeated two top 10 players on the way to the last eight in Paris, where World number one Jannik Sinner ended Bublik’s magical run.

Following his exploits at Roland Garros, Alexander Bublik now seems to have got the clay court bug and he has changed his schedule as a result.

Alexander Bublik has changed his schedule following his French Open success

Bublik was staring down the barrel of defeat in the second round of the French Open.

He faced a two-set deficit against Alex de Minaur, but produced a miraculous comeback to win 2-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 just shy of three hours.

He backed up that victory with a straight sets victory against Henrique Rocha, before Bublik came from behind to beat Jack Draper 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the fourth round.

Sinner ended Bublik’s run but the Kazakh player was so happy with his performance in Paris that he will play some additional matches on clay.

Following the Wimbledon Championships, Bublik will play the clay-court events in Gstaad and Kitzbuhel.

This is the first time in his career that Bublik will play at these events instead of flying to North America to prepare for the hard court swing.

What has Alexander Bublik previously said about playing on clay?

Bublik is enjoying playing on clay at the moment, more than perhaps at any other point in his career.

In fact, the World number 43 has previously expressed his disdain for the surface, where he has yet to win a title.

In 2022, Bublik played Stan Wawrinka for the first time and came from behind to win 3-6, 7-5 6-2 at the Monte Carlo Masters.

During his post-match interview, Bublik, in no uncertain terms, stated how much he disliked playing on clay.

“I wish the clay will end and we would go onto grass!,” Bublik said. “There was no match from my side, I hate clay, that is a statement – I hate this surface!”