Novak Djokovic will clash against Andrey Rublev for a place in the Wimbledon semifinal. During the press conference that followed Novak’s match against Hubert Hurkacz, Nole was asked to comment about his upcoming opponent. The Serbian legend was having some fun, saying that Rublev is well known for scaring his opponents with his grunts.
Novak said: “Andrey Rublev is a fantastic player who’s got one of the best forehands in the game. Brings a lot of intensity to the court with his grunts. He kind of scares off his opponents across the net.
Extremely nice guy. Very nice person. Works as hard as anybody out there to be a top-10 player, which he has been for the last several years. He’s one of the most consistent players on all surfaces. I have lots of respect for him.”
Djokovic in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWLWWWWW Now ranked no.2, Novak has a compiled 31-4 match record in 2023. Novak is currently playing in Wimbledon where he managed to beat the world no.68 Pedro Cachin 6-3 6-3 7-64, the world no.70 Jordan Thompson 6-3 7-64 7-5, the world no.88 Stan Wawrinka 6-3 6-1 7-65 and the world no.18 Hubert Hurkacz 7-66 7-66 5-7 6-4.
Novak Djokovic will fight against the world no.7 Andrey Rublev in the quarter on Tuesday at 3:30 pm on Centre Court. Their current record is 3-1 for Djokovic.
The Serbian has won 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and French Open.
Djokovic won 94 titles in his career: 50 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rublev in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked world no.7, Rublev has a compiled 35-13 record in 2023. Rublev is playing at the moment in Wimbledon where he beat the world no.64 Max Purcell 6-3 7-5 6-4, the world no.50 Aslan Karatsev 6-74 6-3 6-4 7-5, the world no.123 David Goffin 6-3 6-76 7-65 6-2 and the world no.26 Alexander Bublik 7-5 6-3 6-76 6-75 6-4.
Andrey Rublev will square off with the world no.2 Novak Djokovic in the quarter on Tuesday at 3:30 pm on Centre Court. Their current head to head is 3-1 for Djokovic.
Rublev conquered 1 title in 2023 in Monte-Carlo. The Russian was the finalist in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships), in Banja Luka (Srpska Open) and in Halle (Terra Wortmann Open).
Rublev won 13 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 4 on clay courts and 6 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Hamburg (Hamburg European Open) after Bastad. The main draw will start on the 17th of July.
Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev faced off 4 times. Their head to head is 3-1 for Djokovic. The last time they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 6-1 6-2 6-4 in the quarter in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 25th of January 2023.
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