{"id":9146,"date":"2025-06-23T22:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T22:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/9146\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T22:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T22:39:09","slug":"nick-kyrgios-reacts-to-fan-who-suggests-alexander-bublik-is-better-than-him-at-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/9146\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios reacts to fan who suggests Alexander Bublik is better than him at tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Nick Kyrgios remains sidelined on the ATP Tour, where Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Bublik are the latest champions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/former-wimbledon-finalist-confirms-hes-out-of-this-years-tournament-and-will-miss-entire-grass-season-after-setback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyrgios is out of the entire grass season<\/a>, with the Australian having suffered a setback in his recovery from injury.<\/p>\n<p>He last made an appearance at the Miami Open in March, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/nick-kyrgios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyrgios<\/a> having played just five matches in 2025 so far.<\/p>\n<p>Wimbledon arrives shortly in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATP Tour<\/a> calendar, where Queen\u2019s and the Terra Wortmann Open have just concluded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/jiri-lehecka-sends-message-to-carlos-alcaraz-on-social-media-after-losing-to-him-in-the-final-of-queens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlos Alcaraz triumphed at Queen\u2019s<\/a>, defeating Jiri Lehecka in the final, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/alexander-bublik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexander Bublik<\/a> beat Daniil Medvedev in Halle.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2221494429-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Bublik and Daniil Medvedev holding their trophies after the 2025 Halle Open final.\" class=\"wp-image-104380\" \/>Photo by Thomas F. Starke\/Getty ImagesNick Kyrgios reacts to fan who suggests Alexander Bublik is better than him<\/p>\n<p>And Halle champion Bublik has now been discussed by his fellow professional Kyrgios after claiming his fifth ATP title.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after one fan commented on X: \u201cPeak Bublik is what everyone told us peak \u2018Kyrgios\u2019 was going to be.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/nick-kyrgios-shares-his-honest-reaction-to-being-snubbed-for-wimbledon-commentary-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Kyrgios shares his honest reaction to being snubbed for Wimbledon commentary this year<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2206302424-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Miami Open Presented by Itau 2025 - Day 4\" class=\"wp-image-89433\" \/>Photo by Frey\/TPN\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m certain he\u2019s gonna upset a top 8 seed in R3 of Wimbledon unless he draws Sincaraz (Jannik Sinner or Alcaraz).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Australian responded: \u201cThis is an interesting take. But again, of course we can\u2019t just appreciate two guys going about it the way they want to. Bublik is fun to watch and I\u2019m grateful for all the entertainment. What a result. Keep going Bublik.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is an interesting take. But again, of course we can\u2019t just appreciate 2 guys going about it the way they want to. Bublik is fun to watch and I\u2019m grateful for all the entertainment \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd what a result. Keep going bublik \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G9L7jrkxGK\">https:\/\/t.co\/G9L7jrkxGK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickKyrgios\/status\/1937130949730279611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p> Nick Kyrgios versus Alexander Bublik ATP career stats<\/p>\n<p>Kyrgios and Bublik have met just once on the ATP Tour so far, with that meeting arriving in Miami back in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>And it was the flamboyant Australian who emerged victorious from that round of 64 meeting, winning 7-5, 6-3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/nick-kyrgios-picks-who-he-believes-is-the-greatest-tennis-player-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Kyrgios picks who he believes is the \u2018greatest tennis player of all time\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Kyrgios, 30, has also won more ATP titles than 28-year-old Bublik, boasting seven successes compared to five.<\/p>\n<p>And he\u2019s also climbed higher in the world rankings at this stage of their careers, once reaching number 13 compared to Bublik\u2019s career high of 17.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Nick Kyrgios<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"\/>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Alexander Bublik<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">30<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Age<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">635<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Current rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Career high rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Titles<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">206-118<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Career win-loss<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">168-164<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$12,648,790<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Prize money<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$9,207,665<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Nick Kyrgios vs Alexander Bublik ATP stats<\/p>\n<p>A similar storyline has played out in terms of their Grand Slam singles careers, with Bublik posting his best finish with this month\u2019s French Open quarter-final run.<\/p>\n<p>Kyrgios in contrast once reached the Wimbledon final, where the controversial figure lost to Novak Djokovic in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios remains sidelined on the ATP Tour, where Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Bublik are the latest 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