The tennis player stopped hating tennis thanks to continuously winning championships

Defeating opponent France after two tie-break series on September 23, Bublik brought home the eighth cup of his career. Notably, the Kazakh tennis player is the second person this year to win the title on all three surfaces: hard court, grass and clay. Besides Bublik, only Carlos Alcaraz can do the same thing.

Unbelievably impressive performance helped Bublik pocket 4 championships during the year. If only counting tournaments organized by the ATP Tour, the 28-year-old tennis player has been crowned king in the last three events he attended, including the Swiss Open, the Austrian Open and the Hangzhou Open.

Steady performance throughout has brought Bublik to 16th in the world, the highest position of his career. While in the ranking table competing for 8 ATP Finals spots, Bublik is currently ranked 11th with 2,370 points, only 775 points behind Alex De Minaur's eighth place.

The above achievements are probably beyond Bublik's own expectations. Although his talent is something no one denies, Bublik's sassy personality, punishments and controversial statements in the past have made him not receive the sympathy of many fans. Many fans even call him "an error version of Nick Kyrgios ".

"I hate tennis so much. I hate having to compete every day. Honestly, I don't see any positive points in becoming a tennis player ", Bublik said in an interview in 2023. "I chose this profession just for the money. I think I don't earn enough. Otherwise, I would have retired. then ".

Now, Bublik's perspective on tennis has changed. At Roland Garros, he admitted that he "felt more like and knew how to enjoy tennis". Improving his professionalism while maintaining an impromptu playing style, Bublik is making his fans love him more.

This week, fans will have the opportunity to watch Bublik compete at the China Open, a tournament that starts today, September 25.