Tennis friends Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev have always been quite public about their friendship. Both have shared their childhood stories about one another and having grown up alongside one another, both stars are quite close despite being involved in the top flight of the sport for quite some time.
Both Russians are now seen in action at the World Tennis League and are representing Team Eagles. With the exhibition tournament held in Abu Dhabi, the Russians were involved in a bizarre controversial on-court interview after the match.
After the match, the moderator asked Rublev to comment on his friendship with Medvedev and how he feels being the godfather of Daniil’s daughter.
But Rublev jokingly replied that he was the actual real father and that Medvedev was the godfather.
I'm the real father, he's [Medvedev] the godfather.Rublev said
Medvedev’s wife couldn’t control herself as she burst into laughter hearing that and it was evident from the looks of Medvedev that he wasn’t too entertained by Rublev’s statements.
Rublev was asked about his friendship with Medvedev at World Tennis League
“I believe you’re the godfather of Daniil’s child?”
Andrey: “I’m the real father” 💀 pic.twitter.com/O4mfFza9fI
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) December 21, 2023Rublev, in the end, did agree that he is the godfather, but the incident struck a great deal of awkwardness between the two friends, and the video went viral in just a few moments, eliciting a plethora of reactions online.
Andrey Rublev’s 2023 season in a nutshell
Andrey Rublev has had one of the greatest years this season performing beyond limits and even reaching a career-best rank of 5. Despite his great start to the year, he couldn’t finish off the year on a high as he struggled with form and was also involved in several demoralizing actions on the court.
He has had a win-loss record of 56-26 this year and in terms of Grand Slam performances, he managed a ratio of 14-4.
And he has also managed to win two titles this year, first with this amazing scintillating performance at the Monte-Carlo Masters and then at the Nordea Open. He also managed to make it to the finals of four more tournaments: the Halle Open, the Dubai Championships, the Banja Luka Open, and the Shanghai Masters.
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