Feverish, sick, but confident that this is a good time to turn his career around. He was disqualified a month ago in Dubai, in one of the fits of rage that has become his characteristic on court and that has been his worst rival on many occasions, dragging down a four-match losing streak.
At the most delicate moment, the Russian also had physical problems from the start Andrey Rublev He broke free and achieved one of his most important victories. With a special dedication to the medical staff of the event, whom he thanked for continuing to compete with their help. “I was almost dead every day. I didn’t sleep at night. The last 3 or 4 days I hardly slept. The tournament doctors are incredible, they are magicians,” he said.
He is the new Masters 1000 ATP Mutua Madrid Open champion after defeating the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 7-5 and 7-5 in 2h.47′. He began as knocked out, absent, dizzy, but the Spanish pupil Fernando Vicente and Beto Martín He has overcome everything to become a worthy successor to the awards of Carlos Alcarazwhom he dethroned by defeating him in the quarterfinal round.
A double fault of Auger-Aliassime, 23 years old and no.
Rublev, like Iga Swiatek the day before in the women’s final, fell on the clay of Manolo Santana Stadium of the Caja Mágica. The roof is closed because of the rain.
After an unusual edition, plagued by injury incidents, there were fears of another traumatic result. Auger-Aliassime, who benefited from the withdrawals of Jakub Mensik, Jannik Sinner and Jiri Leheckaleading 4-1 and 40-0 against an opponent who at that moment was starting to rise.
Rublev made it 40-0, earned the break and went on a 3-0 run. It didn’t help him save the heat, but it allowed him to definitely make it to the final, which ended up tipping the balance in his favor based on consistency.
He put Auger-Aliassime on the ropes with his powerful baseline shots. Anyone looking to become the first Canadian Masters 1000 champion held his serve, saving 8 of 11 break balls. He survived on his quality, which would take him to world No. 6 in 2022, but she needs massages on her thighs.
The disciple of Frederic Fontang and Toni Nadaland because of too much rotation came the double fault which meant his defeat.
Rublev, champion and a heel of 936,225 euros. According to what his technician said Fernando Vicente, no celebration. “Tomorrow we have to go to the hospital to have some tests,” he assured the TDP microphones.
Source: La Verdad
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