Alexander Bublik defeated Pedro Martinez Portero 6-3 7-6(4) in the 1st round in Rome (draw). However, during the match, Sascha lost his cool and completely annihilated his racket. This is the video.
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Bublik in Rome, ranking, and results in 2023
At the moment ranked no.49, the Kazakhstani has a composed 10-17 win-loss record in 2023. The Kazakhstani is competing in Rome where he defeated Portero.
Alexander Bublik will face the world no.35 Ben Shelton in the 2nd round. They have never competed against each other till now in top competitions.
He is also scheduled to play in Geneva (Gonet Geneva Open) on the 21st of May and French Open (French Open) on the 28th of May.
Pedro Martinez Portero in 2023
Now ranked no.142, the Spaniard played his last match on the 10th of May when he was defeated by world no.49 Alexander Bublik 6-3 7-6(4) in the 1st round in Rome (draw).
Currently, during this season the Spaniard has a composed 9-16 record. Pedro Martinez Portero’s best accomplishment of this year was getting to the semifinal in the Girona Challenger.
He is also scheduled to play at the French Open (French Open). The main draw will start on the 28th of May.
Alexander Bublik and Pedro Martinez Portero clashed against each other only 2 times. Their actual head to head record is 1-1. Before, the last time they played, Alexander Bublik won 6-3 7-6(4) in the 1st round in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 10th of May 2023.