Bublik swept away by Safiullin

Alexander Bublik's head's not really in tennis any more.

After one disappointment after another, the Kazakh has won just 3 of his last 11 matches.

Enrolled in Shanghai, Bublik hasn't really turned things around.

Against Roman Safiullin, he couldn't get anything going, losing by a wide margin (6-4, 6-2).

Visibly exhausted by his repeated suspensions, the world number 27 lacked a bit of fight and let his opponent join Tiafoe in the third round.