Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev told Match TV that he believed in his ability to win the match against Holger Rune of Denmark until the very end.
Rublev defeated Rune 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 in the final match of the Masters Series tournament in Monte Carlo on April 14, losing 1-4 in the third set.
I'm happy. I fought to win this damn Masters, finally I did it. Lost 1-4 in the third set, I had no chance of winning, but somehow I did it. I hoped, deep down inside, that maybe I'd have at least one chance to rebound. Today I believed in it until the end.
Andrey Rublev
The winner had five aces and six break points from 19 sets. Rune had six aces and nine double faults. The game time was 2 hours and 36 minutes.
It should be noted that Rublev won a Masters Series tournament for the first time in his career. Recall, the tournament in Monte-Carlo was held from April 9 to 16. The prize fund is 5 million 779 thousand dollars.