Russian Andrey Rublev finally conquered category tournament Masters 1,000 on the way back to Denmark Holger Rune (5-7, 6-2 and 7-5) in Monte Carlo after playing two hours and 36 minutes in the final.
The Moscow tennis player, who is sixth in the world, kept his temper and clung to victory when he lost the game. In the third and final set, Rune remained 3-0 and 4-1, but fell and the Russian took advantage of their opponent’s setback to fix the match.
Rublev had amassed twelve titles before reaching the Monte Carlo final, but he had not achieved this level of success. He failed in two attempts, one in Cincinnati in 2021 and one in Monaco.
A new shadow of defeat loomed around the Russian player, who faced an opponent encouraged by his good start and scored the first set with payoff. The Dane is one of the most anticipated youth in current tennis. Last year was a boom year. He won three titles, including the Masters 1,000 in Paris, and played two more finals.
But, Rune couldn’t help Rublev’s reaction. met for the third time. The first was won by the Danes in Paris last year, but the latest, victory went to the Russians in an epic clash at the Australian Open in 2023.
Matching duel, final set. Rune had her pulse on the face of the first final of the year, which was 3-0 and then 4-1. Rublev came out and eventually tied his own partial (4-4) 7-5.
The world’s sixth player, Andrey Rublev, brought his thirteenth trophy to his record, second in the year after Dubai and first in the Masters 1,000 category.