Russian Tennis Federation Vice President, ITF Board Member Alexei Selivanenko noted a confident victory Andrei Rublev in the first round of Wimbledon, and also enjoyed the game Aslan Karatsev .
Rublev (7th seed) in the first round of the tournament on Monday beat Australian Max Purcell with the score 6:3, 7:5, 6:4, Karatsev was stronger than Frenchman Luc van Asch – 6:7 (4:7), 6:4, 6:2, 6:4. In the second round, the Russians will face each other.
– Rublev won a landslide victory without dragging the match. Only three sets, in each of which he had an advantage and brought it to its logical conclusion. Andrei definitely passed the first round match. He played as he would have liked at this stage,” Selivanenko told Vprognoze.ru.
The official also underlined the importance of Karatsev’s victory at the start of the Grand Slam tournament.
– Despite losing the first set in the tie-break, Karatsev was able to quickly restore the balance at first, then turn the game in his favor. For him it is very important. For Aslan, every victory in a big tournament is of great importance,” Selivanenko said.
Rublev and Karatsev previously held a personal meeting, during which Aslan turned out to be stronger.
Vprognoze.ru
Source : MatchTV
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