Djokovic v Rublev Wimbledon rating updates as Serb dangers upsetting daughter

Novak Djokovic will hope to beat his daughter’s favorite participant, Andrey Rublev, to the Wimbledon semi-finals on Tuesday with the pair making ready to do battle on Centre Court. Djokovic has been dominant up up to now, however in Rublev he’ll come up in opposition to a top-10 seed for the primary time this 12 months at SW19.

Djokovic made it to the ultimate eight courtesy of wins over Pedro Cachin, Jordan Thompson, Stan Wawrinka and Hubert Hurkacz. Rublev, in the meantime, got here by way of a topsy-turvy battle with Alexander Bublik on Sunday, and it stays to be seen whether or not the gruelling five-setter will work in opposition to him within the quarters.

Having solely dropped one set up to now, Djokovic ought to have the bigger power reserves on Centre Court, the place he’s unbeaten for over a decade. Curiously sufficient, nevertheless, Rublev might have the help of Djokovic’s daughter, Tara, who admires the Russian on account of his ‘headband and power’.

“She is [a fan of Rublev], yes,” Djokovic advised the BBC. “I can’t wait to go back to the house to talk to her about it. She normally doesn’t follow tennis much. But she likes him.”

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