the russian Andrew Rublevfirst seeded in the Gijón Open ATP 250 tennis tournament, which this Saturday qualified to play in the final by defeating the Austrian in two sets (6-4 and 6-4) Dominic Thiemexplained to EFE after the match that he “had to go out and give everything” in the decisive match of a tournament hosted by a city he said he “loves”.
“I don’t know what I can expect, because I don’t know who I will fight against (he will face the winner of the match between the French Arthur Rindknech and the american sebastian corda. But what I have to do is go out there and give it my all. Then if I lose, I lose; and if I win, much better”, commented Rublev, 24, who is ranked ninth in the world ranking, when asked by Efe in the press conference that took place after the match this Saturday in Sports Palace of La Guía from the capital of Costa Verde.
Regarding his rival this Saturday, the Austrian Thiem -winner of the United States Open two years ago-, with whom he maintains a good personal relationship and who is still ‘coming out’ from a serious wrist injury, thought Russian that he sees him. “better and better; he improves a lot”.
“He is serving well and is gradually recovering his level of play. He may not be 100 percent yet, but compared to two months ago, he is better,” said Rublev, who after Gijón is will play in the tournament in Vienna.
“I’m a little tired, but I have one more game left. Then, I’ll rest; and then, in the next tournament, which will be in Vienna,” confirmed the Muscovite tennis player, thinking about the organization of the Asturian tournament, debutant in the circuit; and the locality that hosts it.
“The club (Royal Covadonga Culture Groupwhere the competitors trained) is very good, it is very spacious, and the city is very beautiful, with good restaurants,” the first place of the tournament from the Costa Verde capital told Efe.
“The truth is that the city is very beautiful; and that’s what makes this tournament beautiful,” Rublev answered Efe this Saturday after defeating Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals of the Gijón Open ATP 250.
Source: La Verdad
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