Tarpishchev said that Rublev, who won the ATP tournament, felt at home in Belgrade
The head of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) Shamil Tarpishchev appreciated the victory of the Russian Andrey Rublev at the tournament of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in Belgrade. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
“It so happened that both in the final and in the semi-final it was possible to cheer for any of the athletes. After all, they played with Djokovic, ”he said. The head of the FTR said that Russian athletes felt at home at the tournament in the Serbian capital.
In the final match of the tournament, Rublev beat the world No. 1 Serb Novak Djokovic. The meeting lasted 2 hours 29 minutes and ended in three sets with a score of 6:2, 6:7 (4:7), 6:0. This victory was the 11th for the Russian at the ATP tournaments.
Rublev is eighth in the ATP rankings. The best result for a Russian was the fifth line of the rating in September 2021. At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Andrei Rublev became the champion in the mixed doubles together with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Djokovic continues to lead the ATP rankings. On February 28, Daniil Medvedev received the status of the first racket of the world. However, a week later, on April 4, the Russian again lost the first line of the rating to the Serb.
Source: Lenta
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