“I didn’t expect this”- Andrey Rublev wins back to back titles as he emerge victorious at the ATP Dubai Tennis Championship


“I didn’t expect this”- Andrey Rublev wins back to back titles as he emerge victorious at the ATP Dubai Tennis Championship

Andrey Rublev at the ATP Dubai Tennis Championships 2022

Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev is on a winning streak as he won the ATP Dubai Tennis Championships 2022 by defeating Jiri Vesely in the finals with a score of 6-3,6-4. Jiri Vesely who won his previous match by knocking out former World No.1 Novak Djokovic in the same tournament, did not seem to be in great form.

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Ahead of this tournament, Rublev won the singles and doubles title at the ATP Marseille Open 2022. The Russian was second-seeded in the tournament. He won the semifinals by defeating Hubert Hurkacz with a score of 3-6,7-5,7-6.

I won’t leave my bed: Andrey Rublev after his Victory

Andrey Rublev
Andrey Rublev

The victory at the ATP Dubai tennis championships 2020 22 was overwhelming for the Russian. He expressed his joy and excitement in the interviews and press conference following the match.

For sure for the next two days I will sleep, I won’t leave my bed. Finally, I can rest for maybe one week now. I feel super happy, even though maybe I’m tired. I think I was lucky today that Jiri also was super tired. He had really tough matches sin, three sets, he beat top players starting from the first round, so I was super lucky that he couldn’t perform the way he can. I was lucky today and that’s why I’m happy to be the champion, I didn’t expect this. It’s an amazing feeling,” Andrey said in the post-match interview.

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According to him, he won the match because he was lucky that Jiri was tired because he had to play some tough matches before the finals.

Andrey Rublev on the Russia-Ukraine situation

After the semifinal win against Hurkacz, Andrey Rublev took a stand on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war situation. The Russian player wrote, “No War” on the camera. Earlier he also revealed that he is getting a lot of hatred because of Russian aggression on Ukraine.

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