“Why am I in this group?” Andrey Rublev trolled himself after settling in with Novak Djokovic and others during the 2022 ATP Finals Round Robin stage

Russian Andrey Rublev He is one of the future players of the sport, who showed remarkable performances throughout the year. In the 2022 ATP Finals, Novak Djokovic is part of the deadly Red Group alongside Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev. In the pre-tournament ceremony, he comically mocks his presence among the deadly group.

Rublev has already won four ATP titles over the year and successfully climbed the Top 8 rankings this season as one of the groundbreaking artists with a 49-18 win-loss record. One of his outstanding performances was winning the 9th ATP title at the Serbian Open, beating the 21-time Grand Slam champion in straight sets in the finals. He qualified for the End of the Year championship for the third time in a row.

Djokovic is a 5-time champion, Tsitsipas won the coveted title in 2019, while Medvedev won it in 2020, but Rublev is the only one in the group who is not yet champion. During the media interaction before the start of the tournament in Turin, one of the questions was “We have another very strong group here. Three former champions of the yearIn contrast, World No. 8 quickly dived into the conversation and hilariously taunted his presence among the former champions of the tournament.

“Then what am I doing here, man? I think it’s important to put me in the Green Group. After I said that I am in a three-champion group here, I thought, what am I doing there? Why am I in this group? No yes, not the good things I think”said Andrey Rublev.

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Andrey Rublev’s previous campaign in the ATP Finals

The Russian player qualified for the year-end championship for the first time in 2020. beat the ultimate champion, Dominik Thiem, round-robin stages but failed to pass the Group stage. In 2021, Djokovic was part of the Green Group with Tsitsipas and US Open finalist Casper Ruud.

He had won only one of three matches in the round-robin stages in both years, and the win came against the same opponent, the Greek player. Andrey Rublev has yet to reach the semi-finals in the history of the ATP Finals. This year, however, he aims to improve his performance and secure his place in the Final Four as he begins his campaign against Daniil Medvedev.

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