Rublev Ruud Hamburg 2023 Preview | ATP Tour | Tennis

On Sunday, Andrey Rublev and Casper Ruud battled for the Bastad trophy. At some point later, they stood subsequent to one another in Hamburg with huge smiles on their faces and, maybe most significantly of all, a canine.

So is the way in which of the Tour that in a day, gamers can flip from opponents to mates, able to deal with a brand new match. Rublev, Ruud and the latter’s Shih Tzu, Bajas, at the moment are focussed on the Hamburg European Openan ATP 500.

“It was actually nice week,” Rublev advised ATP Media of his effort in Bastad. “After I noticed the draw, I used to be considering no manner. To start with, no manner, what a troublesome draw. Second, no manner, what a troublesome draw and that is solely [an ATP] 250?

“After which the third was like no manner, most certainly I am not going to win the title. After which now trying again, [knowing] that I used to be considering this and now to know that I received the title, is a very nice feeling.”

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It was Rublev’s second ATP Tour title of 2023, having additionally triumphed in Monte-Carlo. This week, Ruud will attempt to be a part of his pal by profitable his second title of the season. A victory in Hamburg would mark the Norwegian’s first above the ATP 250 stage.

“I’m sitting right here with 10 titles and all of them being 250s, I would not say it bothers me. However after all, I wish to attempt to search a much bigger title as effectively, I am not going to cover that, after all,” Ruud advised ATP Media. “That is why we’re working exhausting for, to succeed in, clearly, huge finals, but in addition making an attempt to win them. That is sort of the place you are principally remembered, profitable the finals aside from shedding them. However yeah, I hope it is only a matter of time, I will proceed to work exhausting.”

Rublev has emerged victorious in Hamburg earlier than, in 2020. That 12 months, they met within the semi-finals. This version, they may meet within the closing.

“It is nice to be again. I have been right here a few occasions earlier than and all the time loved. It is a bit colder this 12 months than what it usually is. And I feel Andrey and I, we introduced the rain from Sweden all the way in which right here as we speak,” Ruud stated. “So hopefully the remainder of the week goes to clear up and be a very good week for everybody.”

Prime seed Ruud will start his match towards Sebastian Baezand second seed Rublev will open towards Bernabe Zapata Miralles.