Rublev makes solid return to action after Djokovic loss, wins Copa del Rey de Tenis

Russia’s Andrey Rublev made an impressive return after suffering a Wimbledon quarterfinal defeat last week.

The 25-year-old left London quickly after the last-eight encounter against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic where he ended on the wrong side with a score of 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.

In a bid to recover from that result quickly, Rublev participated in the Copa del Rey de Tenis event where he ended up victorious after defeating Croatia’s Borna Coric with a score of 6-3, 7-6.

Despite that result in the quarterfinal against the 23-time Grand Slam winner, Rublev must be feeling good about his performance in the third Grand Slam of the year.

The 25-year-old defeated Australia’s Max Purcell in the opening round of the competition in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

He then got the better of fellow Russian Aslan Karatsev in the round of 64 with a score of 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.

In the third round, Rublev defeated Belgium’s David Goffin in four sets with a score of 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-2.

In the round of 16 clash, the Moscow-born came out on top against Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik in a five-set thriller with a score of 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4.

Rublev's next assignment will be the Nordea Open which will be played from July 17-23 in Bastad, Sweden.