Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev commented on winning his first career title at the Masters tournament.
“No, I never thought of it that way. I thought that if I did everything right in practice, off the court, I would have a shot at major championships.
I didn’t know what to expect. I did not expect to win the championship this week, but gradually I went from victory to victory – and finally got the trophy, ”says Rublev. Post-match press conference.
On Sunday, in the final of the tournament in Monte Carlo, the Russian won a strong-willed victory over Denmark’s Holger Rune with scores of 5:7, 6:2, 7:5. The total duration of the interview was 2 hours and 36 minutes. It is worth noting that the Russian opponent in the final had previously eliminated Russia’s first racket, Daniil Medvedev, from the tournament.
Rublev defeated American Taylor Fritz, German Jan-Lennard Struff, compatriot Karen Khachanov and Spain’s Jaume Munar on the way to the final.
In the updated rating of the Professional Tennis Players Association (ATP), Rublev is sixth and Rune is ninth.
Former Vice President of the Tennis Federation Alexey Selivanenko He talked about the final between Rublev and Rune in Monte Carlo.