Alex de Minaur suffered a huge collapse at the French Open as he was dumped out of the tournament by Alexander Bublik in the second round after blowing a two-set lead. The Australian became the 14th seeded player to exit the tournament, with a host of outsiders stunning the top stars since the tournament got underway on Sunday.
Di Minaur, who was seeded ninth, was favourite to win the match after reaching the quarter-finals last year and easing past Laslo Djere in straight sets in his opening match. And the world No. 10 appeared to be cruising to victory after winning the first two sets 6-2, 6-2. But Bublik won the next three 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 to book his place in the third round.
De Minaur had denied Bublik even one set on the last two occasions the players had met on the court. And their match at Roland Garros appeared to be heading the same way.
Bublik, however, had other ideas as he refused to roll over and he ultimately stunned his opponent by claiming a surprise victory in just under three hours.
And the victor, who had never progressed beyond the second round in Paris in the men’s singles, is set to meet Henrique Rocha in the third round after the Portuguese star pulled off a shock win against Jakub Mensik.
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