Having lost to him in the Halle Open final,\u00a0Daniil Medvedev has one request for\u00a0Alexander Bublik \u2013 be on Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s side of the draw.<\/p>\n
Bublik, who won his fifth ATP Tour singles title after deating\u00a0Medvedev<\/strong><\/a> 6-3, 7-6, built a repatuon of a giant killer having knocked out Jannik Sinner on the way to the German final.<\/p>\n That performance came after Bublik<\/strong><\/a> the world No. 45, defeated ninth seed Alex de Minaur and fifith seed Jack Draper at the French Open.<\/p>\n And having taken his latest scalp, the No. 11 ranked\u00a0Medvedev, the Russian had one request:<\/p>\n \u201cFirst of all Sasha, big congrats to you and your team,\u201d\u00a0Medvedev said after collecting his runner\u2019s up trophy. \u201cI hope you\u2019re in Carlos\u2019 draw at Wimbledon..<\/p>\n \u201cPlease Carlos or Jannik draw at Wimbledon.\u201d<\/p>\n Bublik responded with his own compliments to\u00a0Medvedev with the Russian winning al six of their games ahead of the final.<\/p>\n \u201cDaniil, I\u2019ve been cursed to play you forever and never won a set in my life, but today I\u2019m happy to get through, and I wish you \u2014 you\u2019re a great champion \u2014 I wish you a lot of success,\u201d Bublik told his opponent afterward. \u201cI mean, to win, to beat you here, it\u2019s a privilege for me.\u201d<\/p>\n As for his own perofmance, Medvedev\u00a0was left without \u201cthe best feeling\u201d following his first final since March 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cA better week, maybe, than we expected but not the best feeling in the end,\u201d Medvedev said. \u201cWe try to do better next time.\u201d<\/p>\n Bublik, meanwhile, is celebrating his second win in Halle, having been victoruous in 2023.<\/p>\n More tennis news from Tennis365<\/p>\n Prize money & points won by Medvedev, Bublik, Sinner, Zverev & co in Halle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n