Andrey Rublev said that Novak Djokovic is one of the greatest players of all time and a favourite every time he plays.
The remarks followed Djokovic's recent tennis lesson for Rublev at the Turin ATP Finals. The final score for Novak was 6-4, 6-1, and in Djokovic's words, it was one of the finest performances of the year for him. Rublev's comments did not disagree with Djokovic's assessment.
"I think today the match was only one set because in the second, I completely burned out," said Rublev after the match. "There was not even tennis. Everything was clear. The first set, like you said, the most tough to face against Novak, especially on this surface that we are playing here, is his serve."
It certainly finished much quicker than many thought it would as Rublev could not stay with Djokovic at all: "The way he serves is really high percentage...everything really close to the lines. I didn't even have a chance to do something. Maybe there was one 30-All, 15-All, but nothing special, yeah."
"Novak and Rafa, they always favorite no matter the tournament they playing. Everyone expects them to do final always between them. I mean, the rest, I don't even know what to say because Novak is one of the greatest. Every tournament that he plays, he's the favorite," concluded Rublev.
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