Andrey Rublev prevailed over Thiago Seyboth Wild to book his spot in the Australian Open second round in an exciting five-set thriller.
In three hours and forty-three minutes, Rublev won 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (10-6) despite giving up a two-set lead and four match points on his opponent’s serve at 5-6 in the last set.
Rublev admitted that he had mentally given up throughout the match, but he also realized that this was something that may have helped and given him more freedom to hit. In the long run, he acknowledged that it was not a match he would soon forget.
Rublev explains why the Australian Open crowd’s cheering against him did not bother him. He expressed his feelings in the post-match interview and said: “When someone is losing, the crowd starts to support him to have a more difficult match. Your support today almost made me lose the first round. But I understand. Thank you for supporting the players you like and coming to watch tennis.”
Andrey Rublev to the crowd after beating Seyboth Wild:
“When someone is losing, the crowd starts to support him to have a more difficult match. Your support today almost made me lose first round” 😂
*Crowd laughs*
“But I understand. Thank you for supporting the players you… pic.twitter.com/HWuboXSUYA
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 14, 2024
Rublev at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Now ranked no.5 (career-high), the Russian achieved a compiled 5-0 match record in 2024. Rublev is now having a run at the Australian Open where he managed to beat the world no.78 Thiago Seyboth Wild 7-5 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-66.
The Russian conquered 1 title in 2024 in Hong Kong.
Andrey won 15 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts and 6 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rublev will play next at the Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 14th of January.
