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Vangerot, Bublik wins among 2025 ATP Tour Poursets

Atmane, van de Zandschulp, Goffin also make the top 5 list

November 29, 2025

To mark the end of another exciting season, atptour.com is hosting our annual “best of” series, which will showcase the most interesting opponents, matches, comebacks, upsets and more. Today we highlight five ATP Smaptout Uppets (not including grand slams) from this season.

Shocks are part of the ATP Tour’s DNA, but every season brings a few that re-write the year’s stories.

In 2025, there were Uppens that took off the momentum, quiet the works and, sometimes, the stadiums left silent and silent. Here at ATPTORD.com is a countdown of the year’s most impressive ATP tours.

5) Halle, R2: Bublik d. Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Only twice in 2025 did Jannik Souner fall before the last of the event, and one of those rare stumbles came courtesy of Alexander Bublik inspired on a breathless line in Terra Woortmann and open in Helma Wortmann and open in Herra Wortmann in Halma.

Just two weeks after winning just six games in a humbling loss to the World No. A sinner at Roland Garros, Bublik regained his unorganized magic and drove all the way. In the face of his development, the Kazakhstani lit up the ATP 500 event with 36 winners and his dreaded 66 Con player combination.

“We are tennis players and we try to win every match we play but it’s special,” Bublik said after receiving the Halle Champion’s drop. “I had never beaten Cha Cha. 1 in the world. It’s about achieving. I continued to serve. I’m an incredible player.”

Bublik carried this momentum all the way to the Halle title – his first title of four, leading the way that eventually lifted him into the financial world, fueling his Wiredon maiden win three weeks ago.

4) Cincinnati R4: Atmane D. Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Trent Atmane arrived in Cincinnati with a 1-4 season record and left as one of its breakout stars. Competing as World No. 136, the French wonder surprised fourth seed and home favorite Taylor Fritz – one of the hottest ATP players of the summer – to reach his maiden quarter.

Against the perfect Fritz e Formz, who was aiming for a 13-court Tour-Course lead and reached the Toronto Semi-Finals a week before, Atmane refused to be intimidated. He matches the heavy hitting of the American’s Flow Flow, firing 13 aces and winning 82 percent of the first points served, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

Atmane’s disbelief was evident when he threw his racing sky after hitting a drive-volley win to seal the biggest win of his career. In the quarter-finals, the 23-year-old reduced his second highest player of the week, Holger Rune, before falling to the sin of One.

“It rains all week. Must be a week, I say,” said Ammane, who broke the top 100 for the first time. “I’m very happy that finally my work is paying off. But like I said with my coach, this is just a competition and I need to repeat this kind of level every day every day to be there every day.”

3) Wells Indian R2: van de Zandschulp d. Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Some players hope for a draw that helps them stay in it; BACT Van de Zandschulp becomes someone who seems to choose the opposite. Already known for knocking out Carlos Alcaraz at the 2024 open, Sutchman added another giant to his list by defeating Indian Wells champion Bnp Djolovic at the BNP Paribas open.

Entering the main draw as Loser Lucky, Van de Zandschulp took full advantage. After an illegal opening set, Djolovic started to regain his rhythm, but Sutchman put up a storm with a different clean and a timely madness. His decisive 3-1 break in the final – in which he hit exceptional winners – proved to be the turning point as he closed out a combined win to claim the Lexus ATP Head2head Sead winner at 1-1.

“When I think about this game, obviously I will see a lot less than what I could have done, but … he played some good points to break it,” admitted Djolovic. “But just to put myself in that position, I shouldn’t allow myself to do that.”

It was Van de Zandschulp’s first set of back-to-back wins of the season, and his eighth career win over a top 10 player. Inika and Djokovic share their first three-match losing streak since 2018.

2) Miami R2: Goffin D. Alcaraz 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
David Goffin’s career has always carried a quiet danger. Even if he struggles, he can summon the vintage form he used against Roger Federer en route to the 2017 NITTO ATP Finals Tictal Match.

In the open Miami presented by Itau, that version of the Belgian appeared again – and Alycaraz was caught in the ashes. After opening the season with a fifth consecutive defeat, Goffin regained some money with a confidence victory over Ben Shelton in Acapulco.

But against Alcaraz, under the lights of Miami, he found the lack of consistency and time that once made ONa the world for him. 7

“It’s amazing. Sometimes some games are tough and you have to fight, and you’re happy to have a second round like that on the field,” Goffin said. “That’s why I continue to play tennis, to have that kind of game on the court, to play good tennis. [I was] just trying to enjoy the moment. “

1) Shanghai SF: Vangerot D. Djokovic 6-3, 6-4
Valentin Vaperot’s Breaks of Rolex Shanghai Masters marked the arrival of a new competition, and record four-time champion Djokovic himself made a strong case against it.

The world No. 204, who arrived deservedly, saved his most complete performance of the fairytale week for the semi-fain, where he brought peace, a clinical upset over Serbia. Despite DJokovic’s obvious physical struggles, they remained locked in, mastering solidly grounded reeds that clashed with laser-sharp jabs for the biggest win of his career.

It was the continuation of a dream run, which he concluded by defeating his cousin Arthur Rindennech to finally become the youngest ATP Masters 1000 Champion in history. Before Shanghai, the Monegasque Breakout Star had one ATP Tour win to his name, but now he was an ATP Tour Winner and a Top 50 Player.

“This is just crazy. First of all, being on the other side of the court [from Novak] It was an incredible experience,” said Vanger, who ranks 164 points at No. 40 in the PIF atp rankings following his run.” I think I got a lot to learn from this game, from him. Even myself, I have a lot to keep.

“It was an hour and 40 minutes of pure joy, even though not many people wanted me to go on. He’s been successful in all his titles when they announce it, but it was a different experience.”