On Tuesday, Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Kazakhstan’s sixth-seeded Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Adelaide International in Australia.
The only seeded player who lost on Tuesday was Bublik. Tomas Martin Etcheverry, the eighth seed, and seventh-seeded Brandon Nakashima advanced after Nakashima defeated Yannick Hanfmann of Germany in three sets, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3. Argentina’s Etcheverry defeated Tristan Schoolkate of Australia 7-6 (8), 6-3.
The interesting thing that caught fans’ attention was Bublik’s underarm serve, which resulted in an ace. Many fans reacted to it on X.
One fan wrote: “That was a tasty serve.”
Another commented: “Gotta keep it in the arsenal if players are 40 ft behind the baseline lol.”
One fan weighed in: “Hit the ball like a man.”
One of the fans wrote: “The underarm serve should be banned.”
Another fan gave a response: “Kecmanovic was not impressed.”
Classic BUBLIK 😜
First underarm serve of 2025… and it’s an ace!#AdelaideTennis pic.twitter.com/2xuGRNULhf
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) January 7, 2025
Alexander Bublik in 2025
Ranked world no.33, Alexander played his last match on the 7th of January when he was overcome by world no.55 Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in Adelaide (draw).
Presently, during this year Alexander has achieved a compiled 0-1 win-loss record.
Kecmanovic in Adelaide, ranking, and results in 2025
Currently the world no.55, Miomir has a compiled 3-1 match record in 2025. The Serbian is participating in Adelaide where he beat the world no.33 Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-2 and the world no.64 Christopher O Connell 7-6(1) 6-2.
Miomir Kecmanovic will square off with the world no.70 Benjamin Bonzi in the quarter. In the past, they have never competed against each other so far in top tournaments.
Alexander Bublik and Miomir Kecmanovic clashed against each other 4 times. Their actual record is 3-1 for Kecmanovic. Before, the last time they squared off, Miomir Kecmanovic won 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in Adelaide (Adelaide International) on the 7th of January 2025.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
