It was not an easy afternoon for Alexander Bublik, defeated in three sets at Roland Garros by world number one Jannik Sinner with the scores of 6-1, 7-5, 6-0. The Kazakh tennis player was unable to counter the strength of the Blue, who has qualified for the semifinals of the Paris tournament without losing a set so far.

Bublik had a real moment of crisis in the first set: down 5-0, he exulted when he managed to snatch the first game from the South Tyrolean, taking the applause of the audience and celebrating it almost as a victory.

In the second Bublik fully entered the match but succumbed 7-5, while in the third really came the bagel (6-0) that sealed the deal. After the match, the Kazakh player joked by commenting on his Instagram profile: “I almost got him guys” (“I almost got him guys”) which sparked the’hilarity of tennis fans.

Bublik and Sinner have a good relationship, and the Kazakh tennis player was among the first rivals to recognize the Azure’s great talent, calling him “not human” when he was 19 years old.

Jannik Sinner commented on his victory over Alexander Bublik at Roland Garros with satisfaction: “We have played against before, something I knew about him but you can never know everything. He deserved the quarters, he eliminated great players and I tried to focus on me and keep my level of play” continuous.

The Blue promoted himself: “A good performance, I played well in the decisive moments, it was a good performance also because the wind could have complicated the day. I work on the’balance, against similar players you don&#8217t have to make so many mistakes because there are few exchanges”.

Sinner explained that he will watch the’other quarterfinal between Djokovic and Zverev, but only partially: “I hope it will be a great match. I will definitely watch a piece of it, but I also want to unplug”.

Jannik Sinner continues his unstoppable run at Roland Garros: the Italian qualified to the semifinals without losing a single set in the Paris tournament. It&#8217s the second consecutive French Open semifinal for the South Tyrolean, who will return to the court Friday against either Novak Djokovic or Alexander Zverev. One of his early admirers and former world number one, Mats Wilander, in an interview with Eurosport expressed all his amazement at what Jannik is doing: “Can I say I am speechless? Because it is incredible”.

“He doesn&#8220t wait for the ball to go anywhere, he wants to get it as soon as possible on both sides, especially on the backhand. I have never seen anyone so aggressive from the backcourt. And he also wants to get ahead, which I love”.

“How would I play against him? I don’t know–I wonder what would Roger Federer do? He would hit slice, keeping the ball low, and maybe hit a high ball. What about Rafa? I’m not sure. I would try to wear him down, I guess, but he’s playing incredibly well. His movements, he flies across the court. To me, he is like Spiderman”.

Only Alcaraz, according to Wilander, can beat him: “I think varying the pace is the’only chance to beat him. Change the pace now and then, but you have to do it at the right time and you cannot hit him when you are defending. You have to hit when you control the exchange, which happens very rarely”.