Andrey Rublev discussed his friendship with his upcoming opponent Daniil Medvedev after his victory in the 2023 US Open’s fourth round. The world No. 8 Rublev defeated Jack Draper on Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open for the fourth time in his career.

The Russian will now play fellow countryman Daniil Medvedev, who also qualified for his fourth appearance in the final eight in New York by beating Alex de Minaur. The two Russians will face off for the eighth time in their rivalry during the quarterfinal. Rublev has two victories to Medvedev’s five in their head-to-head matchups.

In his post-match press conference, Rublev stated that although the two first became close through tennis when they were kids, their relationship has now grown beyond the sport.

The 25-year-old took on the role of godfather for Alisa, Medvedev’s daughter, earlier this year. Then he called Medvedev ‘family’.

Rublev stated: “I think it’s something already like a family because I’m the godfather of his daughter. So, it’s become a bit. Obviously, we built our relationship because of tennis, but now it’s already bigger than tennis. We know each other, I don’t know, since we were six maybe or something. I don’t know.”

Rublev at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023

Now ranked no.8, the Russian has a 44-17 win-loss record in 2023. Andrey is currently competing at the U.S. Open where he managed to beat the world no.119 Arthur Cazaux 6-4 7-6⁵ 6-1, the world no.162 Gael Monfils 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-1, the world no.73 Arthur Rinderknech 3-6 6-3 6-1 7-5 and the world no.123 Jack Draper 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4.

Andrey Rublev will compete against the world no.3 Daniil Medvedev in the quarter. Their head to head is 6-2 for Medvedev.

Andrey conquered 2 titles in 2023 in Monte-Carlo and Bastad. Rublev was the finalist in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships), in Banja Luka (Srpska Open) and in Halle (Terra Wortmann Open).

The Russian won 14 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts and 6 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)

Medvedev at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023

Now the world no.3, Medvedev owns a compiled 53-11 win-loss record in 2023. Medvedev is currently having a run at the U.S. Open where he defeated the world no.747 Attila Balazs 6-1 6-1 6-0, the world no.69 Christopher O Connell 6-2 6-2 6-7⁶ 6-2, the world no.32 Sebastian Baez 6-2 6-2 7-6⁶ and the world no.13 Alex De Minaur 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2.

Daniil Medvedev will compete against the world no.8 Andrey Rublev in the quarter. The head to head is 6-2 for Medvedev.

The Russian conquered 5 titles in 2023 in Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai, Miami and Rome. The Russian was the runner-up in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open).

The Russian won 20 titles in his career: 10 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 8 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)

Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev faced off 8 times. The head to head is 6-2 for Medvedev. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Daniil Medvedev won 6-2 6-2 in the final in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships) on the 4^th of March 2023.

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