Rublev’s incredible late comeback against Rune in the second round

After 3h.37′ of drama, a continuous alternative to the game. The ball touched the tape and ruled in favor of the Russian Andrei RublevUnfortunately for the Dane Holger Rune, who saw how he lost a match he almost won several times. Spanish student Fernando Vicente won 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6 and 7-6 (11-9).

Again in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam, for the seventh time. It’s a barrier he’ll try to break next Wednesday against the best in the interim Novak Djokovic and Alex de Minaur.

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Rublev, 25 years old and world number 6, found a reward for his perseverance before the revelation of last year’s final stage, Holger Rune, champion of Paris-Bercy, 19 years old and world number 10.

The Nordic served for the match at 5-3 in the fifth set, and played a terrible game that delivered blanks. In the rest, with 5-6 and 15-40, he had two match balls that hardly allowed him to touch a determined opponent.

All on one card in the supertiebreak, all the way to the best of ten. Again Rune hit accurate sticks, and 0-5, 3-7. Sufficient lead, but not decisive as Rublev came back with a 6-0 to 9-7 run.

The thriller lasted a few more minutes as the Russian was unable to complete those two match options. In the second he threw where Rune was waiting for him, who amazed him with a rare parallel backhand.

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Rublev identified the third, that the network tape finalized the appointment that its protagonists repeatedly extended.

“Tennis is not a roller coaster, it’s like a gun pointed at your head. I think a roller coaster is easier,” Rublev said on court.