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world number 16 alexander bublik Valentin Vacherot has said about his amazing race Shanghai Masters The title was a collective failure for the rest of the ATP Tour and a missed opportunity to win a major tournament in its absence. carlos alcaraz And Janic Sinner,
became vacherot Lowest ranked Masters champion ever That’s when the world number 204 opted out of qualifying to win his first ATP Tour title, where the 26-year-old Monégasque defeated his cousin Arthur Rinderknecht in the final.
“If he’s able to win the Masters, it’s our fault. We all failed,” Bublik told Tennis TV. “We weren’t prepared enough for the Masters. That’s what we all are, in a way. How many top-20 players did he crack? Two top-10s? He won the Masters. Arthur (Rinderknecht) on the other hand is killing everybody, so I think that’s the question for us.”
Wachrot defeated Bublik in the second round on his way to defeating five consecutive seeded players, including Holger Rune in the quarterfinals and Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, while Rinderknecht, who started the week ranked 54th, also defeated several top players including Alexander Zverev, Félix Auger-Aliassime and Daniil Medvedev.
Between them, Sinner and Alcaraz have won the last eight Grand Slam titles but both players were missing the final round of a Masters event. Papi’s third round retirement against Talon Grixpur due to severe cramps and Alcaraz’s pre-tournament withdrawal due to an ankle injury opened the way for the rest of the draw – although several players Struggled in extreme heat and humidity In Shanghai.
“Why are we in Shanghai at the end of the season? Half of us have won a lot of titles, half of us have probably won a few Slams, Masters, and we weren’t able to stop those two guys? That’s the question for us,” said Bublik, who is ranked a career-high 16th in the world after winning four titles this season. “Carlos and Jannik are no longer at the level they were at… that’s what’s happening.”