Published 17:49 IST, January 3rd 2020
Roger Federer names this Russian youngster to watch out for in 2020
Russian youngster Andrey Rublev might be over the moon after 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer called him extraordinary. Read on to know more.
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Russian youngster Andrey Rublev might be over moon after 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer called him extraordinary. Roger Federer was answering a question regarding who among new crop of players was special.
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Andrey Rublev had defeated Roger Federer
Roger Federer recalled that Andrey Rublev had impressed him when y had played against each or in Cincinnati. Andrey Rublev had defeated Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 at Cincinnati Open in August last year. loss had come as a surprise for Roger Federer. young Russian also won Kremlin Cup in Moscow last year which helped him improve his ranking to Number 23.
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Several established tennis stars were asked same question. Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut believes that Alex de Minaur would impress in 2020. Italian player Jannik Sinner (18) was pick of several players including Alexander Zverev, Matteo Berrettini and Stan Wawrinka. Meanwhile, Stefas Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev picked Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov for showing great promise. At same time, Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime got a vote of confidence from Matteo Berrettini and Stefas Tsitsipas.
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17:49 IST, January 3rd 2020