“The last point never happened to me in my life. Was the luckiest probably moment,” Rublev said afterward. “Cannot be better moment than this, to have a match point to be in quarterfinal, 10-9 in tiebreak, to make a return at the net, then the ball pass over. It's probably the luckiest moment of my life.
“Now I can go to the casino. If I put [money], for sure I going to win.”
For Rublev, the match felt less like a roller coaster and more like a game of Russian roulette, as he told John Fitzgerald during the on-court interview:
Q. This game of tennis, it’s an emotional roller coaster ride, isn’t it?
ANDREY RUBLEV: "It's not a roller coaster, man. It's like they put gun to your head. Roller coaster is easier, man! (laughing)
“I was 5-2 down in the fifth set, at 6-5 had two match points, then down 5-0 and 7-3 in the super tiebreaker. I never in my life was able to win matches like this. This is the first ever time that I win something like this. (applause)
“And especially on a very special tournament like the Australian Open, to be in the quarterfinal… It’s something that I will remember for sure all my life.
“I have no words man, I’m shaking."
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