Even we as fellow tennis players used to look at them with our mouths open in the locker room — and then you see them bald and old,” he said. “You understand they are past their prime and

Alexander Bublik doesn't seem to be too impressed with how Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray walked away from pro tennis, describing their retirements as "a circus." After picking up a very serious hip injury in early 2023, the Spanish tennis icon managed to return for one last season in 2024.

Kazakhstani tennis player Alexander Bublik says the way legends of the sport like Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray clung onto their longevity during the twilight of their career was a “disgrace”. The world No.33 first called the circumstances around their retirements a “circus”, before doubling down even further.