Champion of the Australian Open called the conditions for the victory of Rublev in the "Masters"

The schedule of Andrei Rublev's semi-final match and the degree of exhaustion of the opponent of the Russian tennis player in the final will determine his possible victory at the Masters tournament. Andrey Olkhovsky, the first Russian champion of the Australian Open and Roland Garros in the mixed doubles, told RBC Sport about this.

“Andrey is one of the favorites of the tournament. I can't say 100% that I will win the tournament, but there are good chances. The victory conditions will depend on the schedule, whether the semi-finals will be played in the afternoon or in the evening, if in the evening, then in the final there will be less time to recover. Another semi-final Alcaras - Nadal, if there is a difficult match, the rivals will be exhausted, there will be no time to recover either, ”said Olkhovsky.

Rublev made it to the semi-finals of the Masters series tournament in American Indian Wells. In the 1/4 finals, he beat the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.

His next opponent will be the winner of the pair Miomir Kecmanovic (Serbia) - Taylor Fritz ( usa , 20).

Spaniards Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaras will play in the second semi-final.

Rublev is 24 years old, he is ranked seventh in the world rankings. The Russian has ten ATP titles. At the Tokyo Olympics, Rublev became the Olympic champion in the mixed doubles.

Before Indian Wells, Rublev won two tournaments in a row.

The tournament in Indian Wells belongs to the Masters category, only the Grand Slam tournaments and the ATP Final Tournament are more prestigious. The total prize fund is $8.5 million. Last year, the tournament was won by Briton Cameron Norrie.