Russian tennis player with the most titles, former world’s first racket Yevgeny Kafelnikov talked about the semi-final match between Russian Andrey Rublev and German Alexander Zverev at the ATP 500 tournament held in Dubai. The specialist pointed out to his emotionality, stating that it was part of Rublev’s style. At the same time, Kafelnikov did not indicate the favorite of the upcoming meeting, noting that the match will be even.
“Rublev and Zverev are definitely equal rivals. Rublev’s sentimentality? Indeed, in key moments of matches, he is sometimes frustrated by an unstable psychological state. But if we focus on that every time, we are constantly disappointed. This is Andrey’s style, you can’t change it, you have to come to terms with what you have. We will support him despite the emotional outbursts that could negatively affect the outcome of the match. I am sure that he did not do this on purpose, ” Kafelnikov told socialbites.ca.
The match between Rublev and Zverev will be played on Friday, March 3 and will start at 16:00 Moscow time at the earliest. Prior to that, Rublev knocked out Croatia’s Filip Krajinovic, Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina and Dutchman Botik van de Zandshulp from the fight.
formerly Kafelnikov judicial Djokovic is the favorite for the semi-final match with Medvedev.