Djokovic: "Rublev was suffocating me like a snake suffocates a frog for most of the match

Le 04/11/2023 à 19h20 par Guillaume Nonque

He was playing an extremely high level that he possesses, but today he was off the charts, honestly. I don't think I've ever faced Rublev this good."

Djokovic, Novak [1]

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Rublev, Andrey [5]

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Paris-Bercy

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Novak Djokovic

5e, 4830 points

Andrey Rublev

14e, 2560 points

I doubt if Djokovic had been 100% it would have been so close.

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