Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) Vice President Alexei Selivanenko said that he expects sparks on the court in the final represented by Russian Andrey Rublev and Alexander Bublik at the Tennis Professionals Association (ATP) tournament held in Halle, Germany. Kazakhstan will play, reports “Match TV”.
“I think the game will shine because I know Andrey and his opponent. The match will be interesting from all angles. Fans will enjoy it. Selivanenko, Rublev and Bublik matches have always been attractive because of the characters and style of the tennis players,” he said.
In the semi-finals of the tournament, the 25-year-old Russian tennis player defeated Spanish tennis player Roberto Bautista-Aguta. The match lasted 1 hour 41 minutes and ended with a score of 6:3, 6:4. In the quarter-finals, Rublev’s opponent, Russia’s first racket, Daniil Medvedev, was eliminated from the draw.
Bublik, who changed his sports citizenship from Russian to Kazakh citizenship in 2016, defeated the German representative Alexander Zverev in the semi-final match.
Formerly the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) beginning An investigation has been launched against the coach of Ukrainian tennis player Lesya Tsurenko for arguing with Belarusian Arina Sobolenko.