Athletistic/Tennis. American John McEnroe, seven-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one, congratulated world number five, Russian Andrey Rublev, on his victory in the 1/8 finals of the 2024 Australian Open against the Australian Alex de Minaur.

Recall that the tense meeting between Rublev and de Minaur lasted 4 hours 15 minutes and ended with the score 6:4, 6:7 (5:7), 6:7 (4:7), 6:3, 6:0 in favor of Rublev.

“This is one of the most beautiful fifth sets I have ever seen. This victory is one of the greatest achievements of Rublev’s entire career and took him to the next level. So maybe he will be able to overcome any difficulties. He is 0-9 in the quarter-finals, so maybe he will get lucky for the 10th time. He damn well deserves it after the Minaur match. Unfortunately, he now has to face one of the toughest guys on the tour, thus qualifying for the first semi-final at TBS “It’s a very difficult task now,” McEnroe said in an interview with Eurosport.

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