Rublev’s miraculous kick in the match with Bublik at Wimbledon! The video has 20 thousand views in 40 minutes
Alexander Nasonov July 9, 2023, 21:10 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
This raffle, thanks to which Andrey won a double match point, is a must-see! No one understood how the Russian managed to do it.
The match of the fourth round of Wimbledon with the participation of the Russian Andrei Rublev and the native of Gatchina Alexander Bublik, a militant in Kazakhstan, has become one of the brightest of the current tournament. Rublev won the first two sets, lost the next two games, but proved his superiority in the deciding set-7:5, 6:3, 6:7 (6:8), 6:7 (5:7), 6:4 for 3 hours 19 minutes.
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The last blow of the match was an ace made by Rublev. However, the penultimate draw was the most spectacular, thanks to which Andrey earned a double match point. The bagel responded well to the opponent’s blow, but the future winner by some miracle managed to get to the ball and, already falling, he sent the ball where it was needed! Seeing this, Alexander simply froze with his mouth open. Naturally, this moment simply could not be missing in the best moments of the match (see from minute 3:15):
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In half an hour, the video has accumulated 14 thousand views, and this is clearly not the limit. In addition, a post appeared on the official account of the tournament on social networks dedicated to this blow by Rublev. The post read: “This is one of the best hits we’ve seen here in years! Andres, hats off!
Despite the bitterness of the defeat, Bublik warmly greeted Rublev after the match. The athletes have known each other since childhood and treat each other well.
Bagel warmly greeted Rublev after the match.
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“Probably the drop shot before double match point was the most successful of the entire game. I don’t know, it was luck, nothing more. I don’t think he can do it again,” Rublev said in an on-court interview.
Andrey also commented on the fact that he managed to interrupt Bublik’s comeback, who rallied from 0-2 in sets. “I don’t know how Sasha’s comeback stopped. I thought it didn’t matter. I lost the third set, the fourth set, and in each one I had chances, break points, but either he played well or I was tight. So I told myself that if he kept playing, he would at least have a chance. In the end he appeared, I took it well, he made a great draw and made a break, ”he added.
In the Wimbledon quarterfinals, Rublev will play the winner of the match Hubert Hurkach (Poland, 17) – Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 2). The Russian’s opponent will be determined today, July 9. Andrey for the first time reached the top eight at Wimbledon. And he became the tenth acting tennis player who could reach the 1/4 final of all the Slams.
Current tennis players who reached the 1/4 final of all Slams
1. Matteo Berrettini (Italy). 2. Marin Cilic (Croatia). 3. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 4. Karen Khachanov (Russia). 5. Andy Murray (Great Britain). 6. Rafael Nadal (Spain). 7. Kei Nishikori (Japan) 8. Yannick Sinner (Italy) 9. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 10. Andrey Rublev (Russia)
