WATCH: “If you were like me you’d be number 8,” Carlos Alcaraz and Andrey Rublev banter during practice in Miami
Carlos Alcaraz and Andrey Rublev had a funny exchange during practice at Miami Masters.
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Spanish World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz and Russian World No.7 Andrey Rublev appeared in a funny exchange during a practice session in the Miami Masters. The video shared by Tennis TV is already making rounds around the internet. Tennis fans were overwhelmed by the healthy relationship among the top players even after fighting for all the important titles on the court.
As seen in the Video, Rublev told Alcaraz after the practice, “What is this man? Not even one mistake.” Alcaraz replied, “I’m trying to be like you, Killing the forehand, no mistakes“. For this Rublev gave a funny reply, “If you were trying to be like me, you would be what number 8 or 9 in the world man“. The video is around 29 seconds with a lot of engagements already.
Carlos Alcaraz and Andrey Rublev have moved to the fourth round of Miami Masters. Alcaraz will face American 16th seed Tommy Paul whereas Rublev will face Italian tenth seed Jannik Sinner in a box office encounter. Alcaraz is expected to meet Rublev in the semi-finals here as per the draw.
Carlos Alcaraz has never faced Andrey Rublev
The Spanish sensation had one of the best seasons ever by a teenager in tennis history last year. Carlos Alcaraz became World No. 1 at 19 years, 4 months, and 7 days, displacing Lleyton Hewitt‘s nearly 21-year-old record of being the youngest at 20 years, eight months, and 26 days. Apart from his maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open 2022, Alcaraz collected four other titles in 2022, which include two Masters 1000 tournaments.
He defeated Daniil Medvedev in the Indian wells Masters final. The sheer athleticism and the baseline game of the Spanish teen proved to hold strong yet again. He will face Dusan Lajovic in the second round of the Miami Masters. Facundo Bagnis was the victim of Alcaraz in the first round: 6-0, 6-2, and Dusan Lajovic in the second round: 0-6, 6-7(5-7).
Andrey Rublev is on a comparatively poor run this season. He has a win-loss record of 13-7 this season. His Indian Wells campaign ended in round four against Briton Cameron Norrie: 2-6, 4-6. He will look to find his first title this year in Miami. He has reached the fourth round without losing a set. Rublev defeated Russian 29th seed Miomir Kecmanovic in the third round: 6-1, 6-2 in a brilliant display of service game with 12 aces and 0 double faults.
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