"Last year the guy is 40 in the world, this year he is top four, that's a crazy achievement."
Alexander Bublik is certainly not the first to take notice. Jack Draper has been turning heads all year.
The British number one's rise has been impossible to ignore.
Draper has surged up the rankings in the past 12 months after following up a run to the US Open semi-finals last year with a series of impressive results in 2025, including claiming his first ATP Masters title at Indian Wells.
Having progressed to the fourth round at French Open, Bublik is the next to try and stop the soon-to-be world number four.