Rising Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev celebrated turning 22 in style on Sunday when he won the Kremlin Cup on home soil in Moscow, telling RT Sport that it was a moment “I’m going to remember my whole life.”
Rublev beat Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-4, 6-0 in the final at Kryaltskoye Ice Palace in the Russian capital, collapsing to the floor and bursting into tears upon sealing what was a second senior title.
Rublev is now firmly on an upward trajectory, having emerged onto the scene as a teenager only to fade badly in 2018 due to injury during a period in which the Russian said people had “put RIP” next to his name.
