This young Sasha— Bublik—is catching eyes, too (WATCH)

Aug 15, 2017
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This young Sasha— Bublik—is catching eyes, too (WATCH)

The 20-year-old's is a hit on social media for his shtick and his

Published Aug 15, 2017

Alexander ‘Sasha’ Bublik burst onto the scene as a 19-year-old earlier this year when he qualified for the Australian Open and then beat No. 16-seeded Lucas Pouille in four sets.

Now Bublik, who has worked his way from No. 205 at the beginning of the season to his current ranking of No. 125, is proving to be a talented shotmaker, and some of the sport’s flashiest players have taken notice.

Take a look at this sick forward-facing tweener lob that Bublik hit for a winner en route to a 6-1, 6-1 victory against third-seeded Henri Laaksonen at the Aptos Challenger (full video at top):

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It’s safe to say that Bublik was pumped up, but he was not the only one.

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While tweener winners are part of a day’s work for tennis-playing highlight reels Kyrgios and Brown, the young Kazakh is having a fun year himself. He has also interviewed Rafael Nadal (okay, Elliot Loney)...

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...asked Roger Federer to play doubles with him…

...and played Andy Murray on Centre Court at Wimbledon.

But more importantly, the 20-year-old is moving his way up the rankings, and will break his career-high ranking of No. 122 on Monday with his solid run so far this week in Aptos.

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This young Sasha— Bublik—is catching eyes, too (WATCH)

This young Sasha— Bublik—is catching eyes, too (WATCH)

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