What can ever be invented on a tennis court? Difficult to say but certainly the players also need the ingenuity to try to ensnare the opponent and take home the point. Surely there is no shortage of imagination and nerve in the Kazakh Alexander Bublikone of the most imaginative tennis players on the ATP circuit.
In the third round challenge lost without discussion against Casper Ruud (6-3, 6-2 the final result), the 24-year-old world number 30 became the protagonist of an authentic madness that made the whole audience jump to their feet in the stands : choosing instead to close the point with a simple smash but with the handle of the racket.
An absolutely unusual play on a tennis court that Ruud accepted with philosophy, complimenting his opponent with a high five. Have you ever seen such a point?
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