Tennis
Rublev beat himself with a racket until he bled. And saved a dead match
Photo: © REUTERS / Amr Alfiky
The Russian tennis player left the court with a hematoma, but in a good mood.
Andrei Rublev went to the Dubai Tennis Championship as the current winner of the tournament. It seemed that one of the favorites should not have experienced any problems on the court until the very late rounds, but the second round match almost ended in failure.
To return to the game, Rublev had to land several hard blows and smash his knee into blood. After such an emotional shake-up, Andrei did not give up the victory!
Portion of cheerfulness
In the second round of the tennis tournament in Dubai, Rublev was to meet on the court with the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina. Our athlete received the second seed number, and therefore in the next game many considered him as a clear favorite. In fact, the Olympic champion Tokyo in the mixed doubles had difficulties at the very beginning of the game.
In the first set, Rublev lost from the start in two games on his serve and got very nervous. And so succumbed to emotions that even came to self-mutilation. In the hearts of the Russian tennis player struck three strong blows with a racket on his own left knee and smashed it into the blood. It is unlikely that a particular joint was to blame for the failures of the athlete, but not to throw out anger at others in such a situation …
However, the effect of this emotional discharge was not immediately felt. Andrey lost the first set almost without a chance – 1:6. But then, perhaps, the battered organism began to gradually turn on, and the current champion of the tournament began to step closer to victory. It cannot be said that the game was easy for Rublev, but at key moments the Russian acted more collected and waited for the opponent to make a mistake.
In the second set it came to a tie-break. The Spaniard led 6:1, Davidovich-Fokina’s personal fans were looking forward to success, but it was too early to rejoice. Andrey returned to wrestling and earned a set point. The opponent made a mistake when serving, thanks to which the Russian managed to equalize the score in the match. Rublev again succumbed to emotions, but this time already positive – he shouted at the top of his voice, not at all embarrassed by the close attention of television cameras.
At the end of the third set, the scoreboard again showed a score of 6:6, which means that here, too, the participants of the match were expected to have a nervous ending. At the tie-break, Davidovich-Fokin stopped coping with emotions, who for some reason began to waste his nerves on useless conversations with the judges. As a result, Andrey earned five match points and did not miss the victory. After the Spaniard’s final mistake, Rublev triumphed. Our tennis player left the court with a bruise on his knee, but in a great mood. Now he is facing a confrontation with Karen Khachanov’s offender, the Dutchman Botik van de Zandshulp.
Source: Sportbox
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January 25 Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) The Australian Open will continue to be competed in 2026.
In the fourth round, the Ukrainian player will play against the seventh neutral racket in the world Mirra Andreeva. The fight will start at 12.00 Kyiv time in Rod Laver Arena.
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This will be the second head-to-head meeting between the rivals. The score is 1:0 in Andreeva’s favor.
The winner of the fight will face Coco Gauff or Carolina Muchova in the quarter-finals.
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Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) will face Mirra Andreeva (WTA 7) in the fourth round of the Australian Open on January 25.
The match is scheduled to start at 12:00 Kyiv time.
Sport.ua together with a betting partner bet announcing the upcoming fight!
Elina Svitolina
The Ukrainian athlete started this season brilliantly and currently has a streak of eight wins in official tournaments. Svitolina has already won the title in Auckland but she needs to perform well at the majors.
In the first round, the athlete defeated Spaniard Krystyna Buksha with scores of 6:4, 6:1, then defeated the young Polish player Linda Klimovichova with scores of 7:5, 6:1. The most difficult was the last match against the “neutral” Diana Schneider – 7:6, 6:3, in this match there were up to nine breaks. Svitolina won the last fight with her experience, made a little less mistakes, won a little more and finally put the finishing touches on her opponent.
The best performance at the Australian Open was in the quarter-finals; This was achieved three times, thus putting the tennis player one step away from repeating his personal best. If successful, Elina will compete with the winner of the Gauff-Mukhova pairing.
Mirra Andreeva
The “neutral” team also starts the season well but rarely behaves with dignity on the field. Andreeva reached the quarter-finals in Brisbane, where she deservedly lost to Marta Kostyuk in two sets. Later, the athlete managed to win the championship in Adelaide, beating Canadian Mboko in the final.
The tennis player is 18 years old and is not bothered by his busy schedule. Despite its place in the top 10, it lacks emotional stability. Andreeva started this tournament with a tough win against Donna Vekic – 4:6, 6:3, 6:0, then beat Greek Maria Sakkari 6:4, 6:0 and in the last match she beat Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6:3, 6:4. At the Australian Major the neutral team never advanced beyond the fourth round.
personal meetings
The tennis players played each other only once; The match took place in the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells tournament in March last year. Andreeva then won with scores of 7:5 and 6:3.
To guess
Bookmakers give a slight advantage to the “neutral”, which is explained by the fact that it is higher in the rankings and is also 13 years younger. Svitolina’s motivation will be very high in such a match.
I don’t think the winner will be determined quickly, so I’m betting on 1.76 out of 21.5 games in total.
Elina Svitolina01/25/2026 –
12:00
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On January 25, the 1/8 singles finals as well as the first round matches of the junior tournaments will begin at the 2026 Australian Open.
On Sunday, Elina Svitolina will play in Melbourne and three Ukrainian teenagers will also start: Nikita Belozertsev, Polina Sklyar, Antonina Sushkova, Sofia Belinskaya.
Svitolina’s fight. Match schedule of Ukrainians at the Aus Open on January 25
Australian Open 2026. Singles, 1/8 final
Rod Laver Arena. 2nd start of the night session (cannot be before 12:00)
Elina Svitolina [12] – Mirra Andreeva [8]
Australian Open 2026. Juniors. Singles, 1/32 final
Court No. 14. 1. Launch (cannot be before 01:00)
Nikita Belozertsev [6] – Aaro Gabet [Q]
Court No. 8. 3. Launch (cannot be before 04:00)
Antonina Sushkova – Zhang Qian Wei
Court No. 12. 3. Launch (cannot be before 04:00)
Polina Sklyar [Q] – Teresa Germanova
Court No. 6. 5. Launch (Cannot be before 07:00)
Sofia Belinskaya – Emily Chen [WC]
Australian Open 2026. Juniors. Doubles, 1/32 final
Court No. 14. 5. Launch (Cannot be before 07:00)
Nikita Belozertsev / Jamie Mackenzie- Ymerali İbrahimi / Cooper Pouch [WC]
Court No. 14. 6. Launch (cannot be before 08:30)
Polina Sklyar / Aishi Das- Mariella Tamm / Zhang Rui’en [6]
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