News, Reviews, Headlines for the world of Tennis (tennis news)
 | Rublev about playing one match in Metz: Djokovic withdrew from the final that day, but people came to watch, and I could somehow compensate for this whole situation22-11-2024 |
Andrey Rublev responded to criticism of Lorenzo Sonego, whom he beat in Metz. – A question about the situation in Metz and Sonego’s comment that you beat him, and then withdrew and seemed to act rudely. What can you answer to this?
– I understand him and understand that from his side it probably [looks] ugly, but everything is relative, from which side you look.
I came to the tournament to get to Turin. And he understands this too, and the tournament organizer understands this. When there were rumors that Djokovic might withdraw [from the final tournament], then all of our trio, among whom there was a fight for Turin, were all waiting for Novak’s decision: it will happen, it won’t, it will be necessary to play, it will not be necessary. All tournaments were also kept up to date. And, of course, I think the players were aware too.
If he had pulled out earlier, we wouldn`t have even played the Mets, but one day passed - he didn`t shoot, the second day passed - he didn`t shoot. And on Tuesday I was already assigned to play, and he withdrew that day. I’m already at the tournament, they put me in, yes, it was withdrawn, but people came to watch, and, on the contrary, [I can] at least play a match in order to somehow compensate for this whole situation with Turin, what happened with this tournament, This whole situation is not pretty. [I can] at least play the match, and then if I win, I have no choice.
Everyone understands the situation, everyone is normal about it. I think if he were in my place, it would be the same, and then he wouldn’t talk about it like that.