Honored Master of Sports of the USSR Anna Dmitrieva emphasized the positive aspects after the defeat of Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev in the quarter-final match against the Italian representative Jannik Sinner at the Australian Open. His words lead the way RIA News.
“Overall it’s okay, after all the top five speaks for itself. Andrey still added, I liked his game. Especially on the back line. His opponents have repeatedly stated that no one can hit harder than Rublev,” Dmitrieva said.
The match, which lasted 2 hours and 38 minutes, ended with the scores of 6:4, 7:6 (7:5), 6:3. The Italian athlete will face the world number one Serbian Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.
Rublev lost his tenth Grand Slam quarter-final in ten matches and his third at the Australian Open. Additionally, the 26-year-old Russian lost twice in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, once at Wimbledon and four times at the US Open.
Rublev is ranked fifth in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings and Sinner is ranked fourth.
Russian tennis players continue to participate in international tournaments as neutral athletes. The only tournament they missed was Wimbledon in 2022. Sanctions were imposed because the organizers did not allow Russian tennis players to participate in the tournament.
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