Andrey Rublev is definitely playing the best tennis of his
\nlife this year. He was excellent in Monte Carlo when he won
\nhis first Masters tournament, and today he secured his spot in
\nthe final of the Srpska Open tournament after he defeated
\nSlovak Alex Molcan. Although, according to his own words, he
\nwas struggling during the second set, he managed to focus at
\nthe end of the set and schedule another duel to compete for
\nthe trophy of the winner of the Srpska Open.
\n"I\u2019m happy to reach another final. I played well but then I
\nwanted to finish the match earlier in the second set and I
\nstarted panicking, I started making mistakes and Molcan was
\nplaying better. I saw that he believed he could turn the match
\naround, which resulted in dramatic moments in the second set.
\nI had to calm down\u201d, Andrey Rublev.
\nThe second seed admitted that he was getting under ever
\ngreater stress in the second set, which affected his game.
\nHowever, he tried to remain focused, which was not an easy
\ntask because the opponent was on a roll.
\n"I started feeling the stress because I didn\u2019t manage to break
\nhis serve earlier. Then I got emotional and it\u2019s only normal.
\nThere were three rebreaks but it all turned out all right in
\nthe end\u201d.
\nIn his answer to the question who would he like to play
\nagainst after Djokovic was ousted from the tournament, the
\nRussian tennis player said that he would adjust to whoever
\nwins the second semi-final. Miomir Kecmanovic and Dusan
\nLajovic were playing their semi-final match at the moment.
\n"We saw yesterday that Lajovic was capable of some great
\ntennis. However, I wouldn\u2019t like to guess the winner. I\u2019m not
\nreally thinking about that just now. I would like to enjoy my
\nvictory. Regardless of who the winner is, I\u2019ll find the way to
\nplay against my opponent\u201d.<\/p>\n
Rublev did not miss this chance to praise the hosts either.
\n"I like everything here. The tournament and the organisation
\nare excellent. Everything is really good. I\u2019m really grateful
\nto Djordje Djokovic. He has provided me with everything I
\nneeded and there are only few tournaments where I got such
\nattention I\u2019ve had at the Srpska Open. I\u2019m more than
\nsatisfied. The same thing happened last year when I<\/p>\n
participated at the Serbia Open I won. Everything was
\nimpeccable there as well\u201d.
\nRublev also commented on the upcoming tournament, namely
\nwhether he would have enough time to get some rest before the
\ntournament in Madrid. However, he mentioned that he did not
\nhave enough time to rest but that he will most certainly use
\nthe upcoming days to relax.
\n\u201cI\u2019ll have more time to relax once I\u2019m in Madrid because the
\ntournament will last two weeks, which is a good thing. Last
\nyear I played in Belgrade, one week after another. That\u2019s not
\nthe case now. However, if I don\u2019t get far at the tournament in
\nMadrid, then I\u2019ll have even more time to relax before the
\ntournament in Rome. When I have some free time, I like to go
\nhome and spend time with my parents and friends\u201d, Rublev
\nexplained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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