MOSCOW, Apr 17 World number one Serb Novak Djokovic on Russian congratulated the Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev on his victory at the Masters series tournament in Monte Carlo.
On Sunday, Rublev defeated Dane Holger Rune in the final of the tournament in Monaco with a score of 5:7, 6:2, 7:5. For Rublev, this is the first title of the Masters series tournament, before that he lost twice in the finals at competitions in this category.
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)Rolex Monte Carlo MastersApril 16, 2023 • start at 15:45FinishedHolger RuneDenmark1 : 27:52:65:7Andrey RublevRussia
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«Well done», — wrote on Russian Djokovic on Instagram* (banned in Russia as extremist), attaching a photo of Rublev.
In addition, a Serb in another post congratulated Orthodox Christians on Easter, writing in Russian «Christ is risen.» Djokovic then continued in Serbian: «Happy Easter to all Orthodox. Happy holiday of the beginning of life, great happiness and progress.»
Last year, Djokovic and Rublev met in the final of the tournament in Belgrade on 24 April. Before the game, the Russian and the Serbian held an unusual draw, arranging egg breaking — a traditional Easter fun. Rublev won both the egg-beater and the final of the tournament in the capital of Serbia.
* Meta* activities (social networks Facebook* and Instagram*) are banned in Russia as extremist.