“That hurts” – Boris Becker sends his sympathies to Andrey Rublev after

Boris Becker recently expressed sympathy for Andrey Rublev after he attempted to harm himself with the racket following his Australian Open quarterfinal loss.

Italy’s Jannik Sinner defeated Andrey Rublev 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-3 on Tuesday at the Rod Laver Arena. Sinner is now set to face Novak Djokovic on Friday in the semifinal of the first Grand Slam of the year.

After the match on Tuesday (January 23), Boris Becker shared a video posted by Eurosport Germany on his Instagram story, featuring the 26-year-old angrily hitting his racket on his thigh after the match.

He captioned the video, “Das tut weh”. When translated to English it means “That hurts.”

Daniil Medvedev, and last season he was knocked out by eventual champion Novak Djokovic. Also, last season Rublev reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon and the US Open.

A look at Andrey Rublev’s 2024 season so far

Australian Open in fine form. He won against Thiago Seyboth Wild and Christoph Eubanks in the first and second rounds, respectively.

In the third round, he defeated America’s Sebastian Korda to set up a fourth-round encounter with home favorite Alex de Minaur. The match was a five-set thriller that went on for 4 hours and 14 minutes, with Rublev coming out victorious.

Rublev was then knocked out by Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals.

Last season, Rublev won the Monte Carlo Masters and the Nordea Open. In the doubles category, he also secured victory at the Madrid Open alongside his partner Karen Khachanov.

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Edited by Nicolaas Ackermann