Services in tennis are a game changer. A good serve can make or break the match for a player. While overhand services are the norm, players sometimes opt to serve the ball underhand to trick their opponents. Alexander Bublik decided to bet it all on the underhand serve and surprised everyone in attendance at the results.

Underarm services are not seen often on tour. They are even rarer in grand slams, but some players have attempted it. One of the most famed individuals to hit the serve is Nick Kyrgios. Bublik follows closely as he is also renowned for the move.

Alexander Bublik wins game using his classic move

The Kazakhstani player has not been in great form recently, but he is set on turning it around. After an early exit from the Chengdu Open, Bublik took part in the Astana Open, an ATP 250 event held in Kazakhstan. The former rank 25 was unable to play great in the first round and found himself a set down and the score at 1-5 in the second set.

He served for the seventh game and found lost two points back-to-back. On the losing side, he decided to change his strategy slightly. He gave his opponent an underarm serve, a move he is renowned for. While his opponent returned the shot, Bublik won the point. Deciding to have fun now, he served underarm three more times.

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Bublik 🐐 winning a service game with only underhand serves
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He returned a backhand winner for the first three underarm serves, which turned the game around. His opponent could not return the fourth serve, which secured the game for him. Bublik could not win the match. But this moment will brighten up a bleak season for the player. Renowned for the move, he shares the title with another player on tour.

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Nick Kyrgios: The King of Underarm Serves

The Aussie bad boy, Nick Kyrgios, has popularized underarm serves in the current era of tennis. While it is not seen on tour often, more players have hit the serve in exhibition matches than they did before Kyrgios. He first hit the underarm serve against Rafael Nadal in 2019 and did so even more in the following years. Even Nadal gave the serve to his opponent in an exhibition match this year. 

The first recorded underarm serve came from Michael Chang in his match against Ivan Lendl in the 1989 French Open. Now, Kyrgios and Bublik are the leading examples of players who hit the serve, with Bublik’s current one being his most successful attempt.  

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