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Andrey Rublev offered himself the Cartier Cup as a birthday present

October 20, 07:00 PM

Aoyama and Shibahara – crowned champions of the «VTB Kremlin Cup 2019»

October 20, 02:45 PM

Photo gallery of October, 19th: sixth day of main draw

October 19, 11:45 PM

Rublev defeats Cilic to reach VTB Kremlin Cup final

October 19, 10:45 PM

Schedule for October, 20th

October 19, 10:30 PM

Middelkoop/Demoliner - champions of the «VTB Kremlin Cup»

October 19, 08:30 PM

Mannarino beats Seppi again to reach second consecutive finals in Moscow

October 19, 08:15 PM

Pavlyuchenkova to face Bencic in VTB Kremlin Cup finals

October 19, 06:15 PM

Bencic into WTA and Moscow Finals

October 19, 03:15 PM

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Andrey Rublev offered himself the Cartier Cup as a birthday present

October 20, 07:00 PM

Aoyama and Shibahara – crowned champions of the «VTB Kremlin Cup 2019»

October 20, 02:45 PM

Photo gallery of October, 19th: sixth day of main draw

October 19, 11:45 PM

Rublev defeats Cilic to reach VTB Kremlin Cup final

October 19, 10:45 PM

Schedule for October, 20th

October 19, 10:30 PM

Middelkoop/Demoliner - champions of the «VTB Kremlin Cup»

October 19, 08:30 PM

Mannarino beats Seppi again to reach second consecutive finals in Moscow

October 19, 08:15 PM

Pavlyuchenkova to face Bencic in VTB Kremlin Cup finals

October 19, 06:15 PM

Bencic into WTA and Moscow Finals

October 19, 03:15 PM

Photo gallery of October, 18th: fifth day of main draw

October 18, 11:45 PM

Rublev crowned champion of the 30th edition of the tournament «VTB Kremlin Cup»

October 20, 09:00 PM

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: «I missed a little something to oppose resistance to Belinda»

October 20, 08:30 PM

Andrey Rublev: «It is impossible to describe my feelings with words!»

October 20, 08:00 PM

Belinda Bencic: «VTB Kremlin Cup will take a special place in my heart!»

October 20, 07:15 PM

Ena Shibahara and Shuko Aoyama: «It was important to play our best for the whole match»

October 20, 04:45 PM

The Russians Rublev and Pavlyuchenkova rush into «VTB Kremlin Cup 2019» singles finals

October 20, 10:00 AM

Matwe Middelkoop-Marcelo Demoliner: «We attract each other like a magnet!»

October 19, 11:30 PM

Andrey Rublev: «After the victory over Cilic I immediately texted to Karen Khachanov!»

October 19, 11:00 PM

Russian champions of «VTB Kremlin Cup» and International tennis Hall of Fame are honored in «Krylatskoe»

October 19, 09:15 PM

Marat Safin: «For a tennis player to be inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame is a cherry on the cake!»

October 19, 09:00 PM

The award ceremony of the recipients of Boris Yeltsin Fund scholarship was held on the «VTB Kremlin Cup»

October 19, 08:45 PM

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: «One must remember there is yet another match tomorrow!»

October 19, 06:45 PM
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Andrey Rublev: «After the victory over Cilic I immediately texted to Karen Khachanov!»

Andrey Rublev: «After the victory over Cilic I immediately texted to Karen Khachanov!»

October 19, 11:00 PM

Andrey, congratulations on your victory. How did the match go for you?

It was a tense and nervous match, so it was insanely hard for me and him. He had every chance to win the first set. This is tennis. Someone leads with a break, but at a crucial moment can’t win. In an equal fight, I was able to turn the tide of the match and win.

In football if you do not score – you concede a goal. Is it like that in tennis?

If you watch the matches, similar things happen to all players. At each tournament, someone leads a set with a break. It seems that he wins, but in fact it is very difficult. This also happened to Federer. In most cases, you will probably win. But sometimes you lose.

What does the final mean to you?

I am insanely happy to reach the finals at home in Moscow. As I said before, this tournament evokes my childhood. For me, going out to play in the finals tomorrow is incredible. Let's see how it goes. I do not want to make a guess.

Marat Safin was sitting in your box. Have you had a chance to see this?

Of course, I saw, after each rally I looked at my box. From the very beginning I was very happy. In the second set, I was upset that he had left.

A question for the future: would you like to be awarded the honorary ring, which is awarded to the inductees of the Tennis Hall of Fame?

I never thought about it, there were no such thoughts. Any title and achievement is nice. But the banal answer is – yes, I would like to.

Do you communicate with Marat Safin? Maybe he gave you some funny advice?

I can’t say that we are best friends. We communicate well, I respect him big time. Whenever possible, I am always happy to meet with him. It happens that we spend time together. He is telling something, sharing his experience. Marat is a person who is born once in a generation. Incredible energy comes from him. Whatever he does, it looks unrealistically stylish, unrealistically cool. He is just a legend.

In last year’s finals, Karen Khachanov very confidently defeated Adrian Mannarino. Has Karen already given you advice?

I immediately texted him after I left the court: «Tell me everything you know, because I also want to win!» (laughter).

Karen Khachanov outplayed Adrian Mannarino thanks to his power and strong serve...

Powerful tennis and serve is more about Karen’s (Khachanov) signature game. Let's see... Karen and I have we have a different style of play. Let's see what he tells me about my future rival.

After your victory at the junior French Open, we talked with you in 2014. You were not very fond of giving interviews. Has your attitude towards journalists changed over time?

I'm trying to remember what I said in 2014 (laughter). I have a good attitude towards the interview now. I like to give them, to communicate with the press. It can be seen that I have grown up and, respectively, attitude has changed.

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