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PIF ATP Live Rankings: Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan defeated Arthur Cazaux as he rode his blazing run at the Swiss Open Gstaad to a new career milestone on Saturday, as he made a record 13th tour-level final and first in the clay-court event in Switzerland.

The second seed from Kazakhstan delivered a classy semifinal performance to defeat Arthur Cazaux 6-1, 7-5 and continued his perfect set record at the ATP 250 event being played on clay-court. Bublik, who hit 35 winners during his 73-minute match, reached his 13th tour-level final, and first on clay.

“Surprisingly, I have been winning every match in two sets, but before the tournament, I was not convinced on court,” joked Bublik after improving to 2-0 in his ATP head-to-head series with Cazaux. “Tennis is tennis, we play in all conditions: Rain, sun, wind… We have to adapt, and clay is one of those things.”