Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev They have known each other since they met at grassroots tournaments as promising Russian tennis players. They are more than compatriots or comrades in arms, their personal relationship is close, so Andrey is the godfather of Daniil’s eldest son. They support each other, unless they face each other on a track, where there is no mercy on either side.
They were about to have another sore point in common. prevented it Andrey Rublev with a painful reaction ‘in extremis’ to its debut at the 2024 Australian Open.
Stopped scoring six points in a row Rublev26 years old and world No. 5, is a victim of the Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild23 years old and number 78. The Spanish student Fernando Vicente He saved the tie by coming back in the final supertiebreak from 2-5 first and 4-6 later.
They won 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 and 7-6 (10-6) in 3h.42′. He avoided what he couldn’t stop at Roland Garros 2023 Daniel Medvedev first caught by the lost Seyboth Wildwhich teaches quality from junior but lacks continuity.
In Paris he went from exile Medvedev who appeared before a judge on his return to Brazil because he was reported for domestic violence by his ex-partner, who is also a well-known figure in the country.
Seyboth Wild He has become the fear of Russian tennis players in the Grand Slam, but not so much thanks to Rublev who gritted his teeth as he found himself in an Open where he was a quarterfinalist in the 2021 and 2023 editions.
“Daniil’s match at Roland Garros crossed my mind. I was also thinking about it in the fifth set. I thought it would happen again. I will never forget this match, he was a very smart opponent,” Rublev said after avoiding, he did, the TKO. .
Source: La Verdad
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