Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev shared his emotions after beating Australian Alex de Minaur in the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne, stressing that it was better not to know what thoughts he had in his mind during the match.
On Saturday, fifth-seeded Rublev defeated 10th-seeded De Minaur in five sets with a score of 6:4, 6:7 (5:7), 6:7 (4:7), 6: 3, 6:0. The meeting lasted 4 hours and 14 minutes. In the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, the Russian will meet fourth-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner.
— I mean it was a great match from Alex. Two days ago I said that I hope we will show a great match and that the audience will like it. Now I regret it. I didn’t expect the game to be so exciting and long. While I was down 1-2 in the sets, I broke at the start of the fourth set, then I gave up my serve. After that, I said to myself: “You are going to die today, but you will do your best. » I started playing better and better and finally won.
— What can I say about Alex, he’s having an incredible season.
– It’s always difficult to play with him. All our past matches have been dramatic. He’s one of the fastest players on the tour, look at his foot speed. You saw that it was very difficult. I’m just happy to have reached the quarter-finals. Let’s see what happens next.
– It seemed like you were having problems with your legs during the match.
— When you play for four hours, and there are also long rallies, you try to stretch. My legs hurt a little, but that’s normal. I just tried not to think about it. We had to wake up, not cry, not regret, but fight.
— You have so many emotions on the pitch. What’s on your mind?
“Better not be in my head then.” My thoughts are like a horror movie, there are a lot of emotions. It’s better not to know what’s inside me. Jannik Sinner is one of those players who is having an unreal season. He beat me last time. I do not know what to say. Looks like I’m in trouble. I’ll do my best. Let’s see how our match ends,” Rublev said in an on-court interview.
Source : MatchTV
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