Kazakhstani tennis players continue to delight fans on the courts of Roland Garros
For the first time in his career, the leader of the men’s team, Alexander Bublik, reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament. The leader of the women’s team, Anna Danilina, achieved similar success in doubles. For Anna, this is also the first quarterfinal at the French Open. The achievement made by two players at once at such a prestigious tournament underlines the irreversible progress of Kazakhstani tennis in the international arena.
Alexander Bublik (World No. 62) reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament in singles for the first time in his career. In the fourth round of the French Open, the leader of the Kazakhstan men’s team won an impressive victory over the world’s fifth-ranked player, Jack Draper. Having lost the first set, Bublik managed to turn the match around and achieved a confident victory — 5:7, 6:3, 6:2, 6:4. Thus, he became the first tennis player from Kazakhstan to reach the quarterfinals of a major in men’s singles. Bublik will play against the world’s first racket, Jannik Sinner, for a place in the semifinals of Roland Garros. The match will take place tomorrow, June 4.
Anna Danilina paired with Serbian Aleksandra Krunic met the fifth seeded pair of the tournament, Asia Muhammad (USA) and Demi Schuurs (Netherlands), in the 1/8 finals and won a confident victory in two sets – 6:4, 6:0. For a place in the semi-finals of Roland Garros, Danilina and Krunic will play against the duo of Kateřina Siniakova (Czech Republic) and Taylor Townsend (USA), seeded first.
SOURCE: Forbes.kz
