Launching himself airborne, Andrey Rublev landed a ridiculous diving winner to help seal a thrilling five-set win over Alexander Bublik.
Racing behind the baseline, Rublev went fully horizontal hurling his body in a Boris Becker-like dive to hit a jaw-dropping winner for a third match point in the final game of their fourth-round clash.
Watch rival Bublik’s stunned expression after seeing Rublev’s audacious strike on one of the best shots 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 finally subdue a feisty Bublik 7-5, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-7(5), 6-4 to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time in five appearances.
“Probably the most luckiest shot ever,” Rublev told Annabel Croft in his on-court interview. “I don’t think I can do it again…
“Was it worth it? I won the match and I’m in the quarterfinals. It was worth it.”
It was not only a sensational strike, it was a crucial shot. Had Rublev lost the point it would have been 30-all and he would have been under severe stress.
The seventh-seeded Rublev awaits either seven-time champion Novak Djokovic or Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinals.
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