Impressive performance by Mannarino: Frenchman defeats Bublik in first round of Beijing tournament

At 37 years old, Adrian Mannarino proved he's still in form after delivering an exceptional performance against Alexander Bublik at the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing.

World No. 60 Adrian Mannarino had successfully cleared the qualifying rounds of the ATP 500 Beijing tournament with victories against Andrea Vavassori and Jesper De Jong. In the first round, however, the Frenchman drew Alexander Bublik, who's been in great form with four titles won in 2025, including the most recent one just days ago in Hangzhou against Valentin Royer.

A very challenging draw for Mannarino, who hadn't faced the Kazakh player since January 2020 (a 6-3, 6-4 defeat in the first round in Doha). But the 37-year-old player delivered a high-quality match (14 winners including 8 aces, only 2 unforced errors, and no breaks conceded) to win in straight sets (6-3, 6-2 in 59 minutes).

Mannarino thus ends his opponent's four-match winning streak and advances to the round of 16 where he will face the winner of the match between Lorenzo Musetti and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.