Roland-Garros: Bublik into last 16, faces Draper next
Alexander Bublik defeated Henrique Rocha 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday. He’ll face No 5 seed Jack Draper in the next round
Alexander Bublik, Image Credit: Khadim Sylla/ Tennis Majors
Kazakh Alexander Bublik moved into the last 16 of Roland-Garros by winning against Portuguese qualifier Henrique Rocha 7-5, 6-1, 6-2.
Bublik, ranked No 62, will play No 5 seed Jack Draper next.
In the previous rounds of the Roland-Garros 2025, the Kazakh defeated Australian James Duckworth (6-2, 6-4, 6-4) and recovered to beat Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 9 seed (2-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2).
Rocha, ranked No 200, beat Georgian qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili (7-6, 2-6, 7-6 (9), 2-6, 6-2) and overturned the situation against No 19 seed Jakub Mensik (2-6, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3) earlier in the tournament.
Paris (Grand Slam), other third-round results (Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 56.352.000, most recent results first):
- Filip Misolic vs. Novak Djokovic
- Cameron Norrie vs. Jacob Fearnley
- Jack Draper beat Joao Fonseca: 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
- Alexander Zverev (3) beat Flavio Cobolli: 6-2, 7-6 (4), 6-1
- Andrey Rublev vs. Arthur Fils
- Jannik Sinner (1) beat Jiri Lehecka: 6-0, 6-1, 6-2
- Tallon Griekspoor beat Ethan Quinn (Q): 4-6, 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-4
- Carlos Alcaraz (2) beat Damir Dzumhur: 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
- Frances Tiafoe (15) beat Sebastian Korda (23): 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-4
- Ben Shelton (13) beat Matteo Gigante (Q): 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
- Daniel Altmaier beat Hamad Medjedovic: 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
- Holger Rune (10) beat Quentin Halys: 4-6, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
- Alexei Popyrin (25) beat Nuno Borges: 6-4, 7-6 (11), 7-6 (5)
- Tommy Paul (12) beat Karen Khachanov (24): 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3
- Lorenzo Musetti (8) beat Mariano Navone: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
