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The Explosive, Electrifying Shotmaking of Andrey Rublev
If you don’t believe that Russia’s
Andrey Rublev
is an emerging force on the ATP tour, then we suggest you have a look at the above forehand montage, compiled by Tennis TV from Rublev’s 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over
Tomas Berdych
on Thursday in Beijing.
The second forehand is an example of the kind of electrifying shotmaker Rublev can be when he has switched into attack mode. Even when he isn’t going for a clear-cut winner, he hits a relentlessly deep ball and his ability to do that, coupled with his world-class movement, make him a terror to play against on any surface.
Part grinder, part aggressive baseliner, Rublev is starting to look like a player with the potential to reach the Top 10 and most likely higher.
Still only 19, Rublev has rallied from a set down to defeat
Jack Sock
and Berdych in Beijing, and he’ll face
Alexander Zverev
in Friday’s quarterfinals.
Rublev won his first career title this summer in Umag as a lucky loser, and just last month he became the youngest U.S. Open quarterfinalist in 16 years.
With quick, explosive movement and an absolutely lethal forehand, Rublev is rapidly emerging as a force on tour. He broke into the top 100 for the first time in June and now stands at No.39 in the world with a shot to go higher if he continues to progress this week in China.
Rublev lost his only career meeting to Zverev in Monte-Carlo last season, winning just four games, and it will be interesting to see if he can push the towering German this time around.
Rublev will turn 20 on October 20.
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