Andrey Rublev led Staff Falcons to a comeback win within the World Tennis League remaining however did not seem like too thrilled with the triumph, actually telling the interview that doing effectively within the main-level tournaments was his foremost concern.
After Aryna Sabalenka and Mirra Andreeva edged out Elena Rybakina and Caroline Garcia 7-6 (5) – and the Russian additionally upset the Kazakh in singles 6-2 – Staff Hawks opened a 13-8 lead.
The Falcons staff might have been effectively down going into the final two matches however then Rublev stepped as much as save.
First, he and Denis Shapovalov ousted Jordan Thompson and Sumit Nagal 6-2. Then, the eighth-ranked Russian additionally crushed Nagal 6-1 to finish a 20-16 victory for the Falcons.
“To be sincere, not for these moments I play tennis. I play tennis to play on the foremost tournaments,” the 16-time ATP champion mentioned when requested if he performed “for these large moments.”
“It is nonetheless a pleasant feeling, I did my greatest. I attempted and we had been capable of win in order that’s an important factor.”
The interviewer laughed nevertheless it was positively not the reply he anticipated to get.
Andrey Rublev’s response to being requested if these are the moments he performs tennis for after profitable World Tennis League 💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/0Um6tlJCVq
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Rublev admits he did not actually spend a lot time off-court together with his Staff Falcons colleagues
As talked about above, the Falcons staff additionally consisted of WTA stars Rybakina and Garcia, in addition to ATP’s Denis Shapovalov.
Whereas they managed to make all of it the way in which on the Abu Dhabi event, the 27-year-old admitted that they did not actually hang around off the court docket.
“There is no such thing as a behind-the-scenes as a result of we did not spend even one minute collectively outdoors of the bench. However I do know the fellows very effectively. I’ve identified Denis since juniors, we performed many matches. Elena and Caroline are super-nice ladies – all of them are wonderful gamers,” Rublev defined.
