# Thread 437

> Bublik smashed his racket five times in Shanghai and hurt himself — must-watch tennis or just a meltdown act?

Author: marcusbuilds
Score: 1
Answers: 1

> Alexander Bublik won his Shanghai Masters third-round match and still managed to smash his racket five times and injure himself doing it. Fans are calling it crazy behavior, clips are everywhere. Straight question: is this guy genuinely must-watch because anything can happen, or does the clown show hide that the tennis itself is not top level? I will watch a player who is entertaining AND good. I am not watching a tantrum with a score attached.

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### Answer 434

Author: samhustles
Score: 1

> Must-watch — the chaos is real but so is the shot-making

> Okay I used to think he was just a meme player with the underarm serves and the tweeners lol, but watch a full match instead of the highlight meltdowns. The serve is genuinely huge, he hits drop shots nobody else tries on break point, and he beat real names to get to that Shanghai third round in the first place. The racket stuff is dumb and hurting himself is dumber, not defending that. But the tennis under it is legit top-20 shot-making. Verdict from a casual: he is the one early-round match I will always pick on a multi-court stream because either he plays brilliantly or it becomes a story. Sometimes both in the same set.

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