Quelle finale au Masters 1000 de Madrid avec une affiche inattendue mais alléchante : Félix Auger-Aliassime face à Andrey Rublev. Au terme de 2h50 d'un niveau très élevé, le Russe a finit par l'emporter sur une triste double faute de son adversaire (4-6, 7-5, 7-5). Dans le dur depuis un an, le Canadien a tout de même retrouvé un joli niveau de jeu même s'il a surtout profité d'un drôle de parcours avec deux abandons et un forfait pour rejoindre sa première finale en Masters 1000. Rublev, lui, n'était que l'ombre de lui-même depuis son craquage à Dubaï. Mais il a réussi à se remettre la tête à l'endroit en Espagne et soulève son deuxième titre dans cette catégorie après Monte-Carlo 2023. C'est également son 16e titre en carrière. Colossal à 26 ans.
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00:00 [Music]
00:03 Andrei Rublev!
00:05 [Applause]
00:27 I think, first of all I want to say sorry since the beginning because I think my speech will be so long now.
00:34 But first I would like to say thanks a lot to Felix.
00:38 I know it's very, very disappointing to lose a match like this.
00:44 I'm sorry I know the feeling but I know that I say this many times and I will be not tired to say this again
00:52 that you're a true inspiration for me as a player, for the spectators, for the kids.
00:57 How professional you are, how humble you are, how nice person you are.
01:02 [Applause]
01:07 So, yeah I just want to wish you all the best, that you always have a great team around you, great people.
01:14 That you treat well for sure and they will treat you well as well and I hope you will have together many more success.
01:22 Then I would like to say big thanks to Felix.
01:27 I know we have a difference in age but we have a great connection together.
01:32 We spent many times, many things on court, many things on tour, many things.
01:38 We spent time in the same house doing barbecues.
01:43 So now we are here spending time on a trophy ceremony.
01:49 So I guess you are in my life forever.
01:53 We were teammates, we were a team against each other at Davis Cup.
01:59 So for me I'm happy to see you doing really well, having amazing family, amazing person.
02:07 And being here director of one of the most great tournaments.
02:11 So I'm happy to see you here and thank you so much for everything you are doing.
02:16 [Applause]
02:23 Then I would like of course to say big thanks to my team.
02:29 My coach Fernando and Alberto, my physio Charlie, my fitness coach Marcos.
02:36 My agent and I don't know, mentor also Gallo.
02:42 Thanks to Charlie a lot because I don't know how many times in last 10 days he run to the pharmacy to buy different stuff.
02:50 So thank you so much.
02:52 I forgot what else I wanted to say.
02:56 Ah, I remember now.
02:59 I wanted to say big thanks to all the medical staff and doctor staff.
03:04 If not them I don't think I would be able to stay here and be able to play.
03:10 So I want to say big thanks.
03:12 [Applause]
03:15 I want to say big thanks to all the doctors from the tournament.
03:20 Because I think from my experience for the moment they are one of the best that I see so far on tennis tour.
03:27 And yeah, big thanks to them.
03:29 [Applause]
03:31 And almost done, almost done.
03:34 Last couple of things.
03:36 Also I want to say big thanks to all the guys who works in the food.
03:40 Because when I needed something special that they didn't have they bring it straight away.
03:44 They find a way to find it.
03:47 So thanks so much for signing them.
03:50 And I hope you will have a long journey with this great food team because they are doing amazing stuff.
03:56 Then, the speech is too long, sorry.
04:02 Then of course I would like to say thanks to all the members who work for my brand.
04:12 Because they are doing really great job.
04:15 They are improving my clothes.
04:17 They are making me play and feel comfortable.
04:19 So I hope we have a long journey together.
04:21 And I want to say thanks to them.
04:23 And I want to say big thanks to all the spectators who is coming, supporting tennis.
04:28 For us as tennis players.
04:30 [Applause]
04:35 For us as tennis players it means a lot.
04:38 So thank you so much.
04:40 Keep supporting your favorite players.
04:42 Keep coming.
04:43 And because of you our tennis is growing.
04:45 And we are having better and better things.
04:47 Thank you so much guys.
04:49 [Applause]
04:55 And now, the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez Almeida, gives the trophy to André Rubles.
05:01 [MUSIC PLAYING]