Alexander Bublik has become the first man from Kazakhstan to reach the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner’s overpowering run through the French Open moved into the semi-finals with a 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 victory over No. 62 Alexander Bublik on Wednesday (June 4, 2025). Sinner, who lost to champion Carlos Alcaraz in the final four at Roland Garros a year ago,

It meant an end to Britain’s hopes in the singles at Roland Garros after Cameron Norrie, somewhat less surprisingly, was beaten by Novak Djokovic about an hour earlier. The British number one won the first set but things then unravelled against the world number 62 from Kazakhstan.