Launching himself airborne, Andrey Rublev landed a ridiculous diving winner to assist seal an exhilarating five-set win over Alexander Bublik.
Racing behind the baseline, Rublev went totally horizontal hurling his physique in a Boris Becker-like dive to hit a jaw-dropping winner for a 3rd match level within the ultimate sport of their fourth-round conflict.
Watch rival Bublik’s surprised expression after seeing Rublev’s audacious strike on probably the greatest photographs of the season.
“That is one of the great shots we’ve seen here in YEARS!”@AndreyRublev97, take a bow! 😱#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/uEHcbcf1k8
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 9, 2023
That dazzling dive helped Rublev lastly subdue a feisty Bublik 7-5, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-7(5), 6-4 to succeed in the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the primary time in 5 appearances.
“Probably the most luckiest shot ever,” Rublev advised Annabel Croft in his on-court interview. “I don’t think I can do it again…
“Was it value it? I gained the match and I’m within the quarterfinals. It was value it.”
It was not solely a sensational strike, it was a vital shot. Had Rublev misplaced the purpose it will have been 30-all and he would have been below extreme stress.
The seventh-seeded Rublev awaits both seven-time champion Novak Djokovic or Hubert Hurkacz within the quarterfinals.
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