Shot of Wimbledon 2023? Andrey Rublev leaves Alexander Bublik in disbelief after incredible dive stab winner
This point was over—until it wasn't.
Normally a "WATCH THIS" article about a match involving Alexander Bublik includes a video of a Bublik winner. Whether it's his penchant for the underhand serve, his sorcery with the slice, or his propensity for an explosive groundstroke, the Kazakh is, to update a nickname from Dominique Wilkins, a Human Instagram Reel.
And indeed, Bublik factors into this highlight, which comes at the end of the fifth set between the 26-year-old and Andrey Rublev, the No. 7 seed. But it's Rublev who ends up winning the must-see point.
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A point later, and Rublev completed a five-set, fourth-round win, holding off a furious Bublik rally in which the world No. 26 won the third and fourth sets in tiebreaks.
When it was over, all Bublik could do is leave Centre Court with a smile—just like Rublev, and the rest of us watching.
