C. ALCARAZ/A. Rublev
7-5, 6-2
THE MODERATOR: We'll go straight to questions for Andrey.
Q. Tough day today. How is your knee?
ANDREY RUBLEV: It's okay. Nothing. Nothing happen.
Q. You talked earlier about working this year on sort of trying to be better to yourself.
ANDREY RUBLEV: Yeah.
Q. This is a tough ending to the year?
ANDREY RUBLEV: Yeah, of course it's not easy because you always want to finish in a good way. Sometimes, yeah, you get disappointed when it's not happening.
Today happen this thing that I get disappointed and couldn't manage.
Q. All good until 5-5. 6-5 you go a break down. The unfortunate call, let's put it like that. In that moment it seems like you losing the match. What happen?
ANDREY RUBLEV: I mean, of course, was unlucky call, but it's part of the sport. It's happens every match. Often when they do the wrong calls or something, just happen that it was important score.
I mean, nothing. After that point, he played really well. He did amazing serve. I think he hit a winner or something like that. Then he make an ace, it was already 30-Love. Of course, it's not the same if you have Love-15. 30-Love is different things.
Then, yeah, that's it basically.
Q. What's tougher: losing to your closest friend or to another play, or it makes no difference?
ANDREY RUBLEV: It make no different. It no different. It's just in general, if you don't like to lose, doesn't matter who is the opponent. You feel disappointed, especially now when you understand that the season is over and that's it basically.
Yeah, you want to do better. You want to show -- not to show, but you want at least to try to do better result, to play some great matches in the end of the season.
Of course, you feel disappointed when it's not happening.
Q. Looking ahead, you have your final group match against Sascha. We do not know yet how important it is for you, if you have an opportunity for the semis. What do you expect for this match, as you've won a few times?
ANDREY RUBLEV: To be honest, now I don't expect anything. It's going to be the last match. At least I will try to do something better than the previous two matches, and that's it. Try at least to finish in a good way.
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