Andrey Rublevsurprise winner of the Mutua Madrid Open 2024 after a difficult year 2024 since his quarter-final at theAustralian Openspoke on the court, at the ATP microphone, about his poor form during the week… which however did not prevent him from winning at the end of a big fight in the final against Felix Auger-Aliassime4-6, 7-5, 7-5.
Rublev after his victory against FAA in the final in Madrid!
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“The best (doctors) I have had on the circuit”
“I have no words. If you knew what I’ve been through these last 9 days, you wouldn’t imagine that I would be able to win a title. I was almost dead every day” he said, on the court, a few seconds after his success. The Russian was ill before playing the final. Feverish, he also claimed that he had “almost no sleep for four days” and was very close to a withdrawal before the final. “I have to give all the credit to the doctors. They are magicians. They were doing tricky things. Somehow I was at least able to play. I’ve never seen that in my life. These are the best so far of all the ones I have had on circuit“, he admitted.
“The title I am most proud of”
Later, the Russian also affirmed that given the circumstances of his victory, this title is the one “of which (he) is the most proud.” “I think it was, mentally, my best performance to win a title“, he added on the microphone of Tennis Channel, still on the court. In another sequence, this time for Sky Sportsthe Russian admitted to having been forced “to eat baby food”, once again to counter the disease… Thanks to his success, Andrey Rublev moves back into the ATP rankings. He will be 6th on Monday, before flying to Rome for the last Masters 1000 on ocher of the season.
