Andrey Rublev shares his thoughts on reaching the semifinals of the 2024 Madrid Open after defeating Taylor Fritz. He credits his success to serving effectively and capitalizing on his opponent’s serving weaknesses.
Rublev also emphasizes the importance of mental preparation and adapting his serving strategy based on his opponent’s returns. Looking ahead to his next match against either Jiri Lehecha or Felix Auger-Aliassime, Rublev maintains a focused mindset, determined to win just one more match at a time.
Rublev in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2024
At the moment ranked no.8, the Russian achieved an overall 20-8 record in 2024. Rublev is now playing in Madrid where he managed to beat the world no.136 Facundo Bagnis 6-1 6-4, the world no.28 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-610 6-4, the world no.25 Tallon Griekspoor 6-2 6-4, the world no.3 Carlos Alcaraz 4-6 6-3 6-2 and the world no.13 Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-3.
The Russian has won 1 title in 2024 in Hong Kong.
The Russian 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 is scheduled to compete next in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 8th of May.
