Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios ironically addressed Russian Andrey Rublev, who beat his compatriot Alex de Minaur in the 1/8 final of the Australian Open. His words guide the way daily express.
“First of all, well done. It was an incredible performance. “Thank you, thank you for ruining every Australian’s hopes of having a Grand Slam champion,” Kyrgios said.
In the 1/8 final, Rublev defeated de Minaur in a five-set match with scores of 6:4, 6:7, 6:7, 6:3, 6:0. The opponents spent just over four hours on the field.
In the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, Rublev will face Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner, who previously defeated another Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov in three sets.
In the Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP) rankings, Andrei Rublev is in fifth place (5010 points). Serbian Novak Djokovic continues to lead (11,055 points). Spanish Carlos Alcaraz ranks second with 8855 points. Daniil Medvedev (7555 points) is in the top three.
Previously Rublev was praised For moral fortitude in the match with De Minaur.