During his match against Mensik in Madrid, Bublik dropped concerning the increase in the level of the Top 50 ATP. During a change of side, the Kazakh had declared by addressing the referee directly: “Do you remember when the tennis was easy?” Five years ago, it was super easy to play tennis. »»
Words that had been debated, especially among the observers of the little yellow ball. Indeed, Patrick Mouratoglou, former coach of Serena Williams, shared a video on social networks in which he expresses his disagreement with the world world:
“Even if I really like Bublik, I cannot agree with him. For me, it was rather that he was losing. He expressed his emotional side by being funny and saying somewhat crazy things. He said the top 50 is much stronger today than five years ago, but I don’t think this is the case.
He cannot take Mensik as an example. Mensik is not yet in the top 10 because it comes from far away and it takes time to reach the top 10, but don’t forget that he won a Masters 1000 in Miami a few weeks ago, beating Djokovic in the final, so his level is much higher than his ranking.
He therefore plays against a player whose classification is lower than his real level. This is why he has this feeling, but I don’t think it’s true in the top 50 in general. I think the level is extremely high, any player is in danger in any turn, but I think it was already the case five years ago. »»
