India, June 2 -- Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik reached his maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal on Monday after he beat Britain's Jack Draper in the fourth-round clash on Court Suzanne-Lenglen in the 2025 French Open, winning 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Bublik will aim to extend his stellar run at the Roland Garros when he takes on either world No. 1 Jannik Sinner or No. 17 seed Andrey Rublev in the last eight.

Bublik, who became the only Kazakh player to reach a Slam quarterfinal in men's singles, was left in tears after the win as he fell on the ground.

Draper was a heavy favourite after a strong season so far in which he has won the Indian Wells title and reached the Madrid Open final. But Bublik produced an inspired performance and eventually sea...