Tarpishchev called the match with Shapovalov the most difficult for Rublev at the US Open-2022

President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) Shamil Tarpishchev in a conversation with a correspondent, he expressed the opinion that the match with Canadian Denis Shapovalov was the most difficult at the current US Open for a Russian Andrei Rublev .

Rublev defeated Shapovalov in the third round of the US Open with a score of 6:4, 2:6, 6:7 (3:7), 6:4, 7:6 (10:7). The meeting lasted 4 hours and 8 minutes.

– The match was very interesting. In terms of tension and emotions during this tournament, it was the most difficult for Andrei. Shapovalov showed himself in offensive actions, won more active points, but also made more unforced errors. So if you look at the ratio of points won and lost, the Canadiens are only four points ahead.

In the rest of the rounds, everything is almost the same in terms of statistics: reception, service, combination… Anyone could win this match, but luck was on our athlete’s side. Andrei withstood high intensity in this game. Yes, there were issues with the second serve, but those are more subtle things. The main thing is that he showed character, and victory in such a duel is a big plus for him. Matches like this give me confidence.

Now it is important for him to recover. Nevertheless, at the US Open it is already his second match in five sets. I noted that everything will be decided by the physical conditions by the start of the second week. Andrey, perhaps the toughest week in terms of workload came out of our players. He found himself in a difficult net. Let’s see how he recovers, but the next opponent is also difficult for him. Of course, it will be extremely difficult, but such a victory adds internal emotions, Tarpishchev told .

In the fourth round, Rublev will face Britain’s Cameron Norrie.