On Sunday April 16, Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev won against Dane Holger Rune in Monaco. After his victory, moved, the young man confused Princess Charlene with another…
Sometimes, emotion and fatigue can push us to commit a blunder. It is certainly not Andrey Rublev who will say otherwise. On Sunday April 16, the 25-year-old Russian tennis player – and professional since 2014 – won the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000, against Danish tennis player Holger Rune (5-7, 6-2, 7-5) . After this great victory, the young man spoke.
Obviously still upset by recent eventsthe sportsman – who entered the world top 50 at the age of 19 – wished to thank Mélanie-Antoinette de Massy, the president of the Monegasque tennis federation… but he confused her with Princess Charlene of Monaco, who had come to applaud her alongside her husband, Albert II! An unusual giddiness, which was filmed by the cameras of our colleagues from Eurosport… and made the prince laugh a lot!
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In detail, the tennis player first addressed the sovereign in these terms: “I wanted to to thank Monsignor and the Princessfor this incredible, historic tournament.” Immediately after, he turned in the direction of the former professional swimmer, before starting to pronounce this sentence: “Thanks also to Mélanie, for everything…” Seeing that he was the victim of a mistake, Grace Kelly’s son immediately intervened, showing Andrey Rublev that the president of the Monegasque tennis federation was not who he believed.
Immediately afterwards, the young Russian player realized his mistake. Amused by the reaction of the tennis player, a sports commentator reacted in these terms: “He was wrong… ouch, ouch, ouch… the little dumpling!” Confused, Andrey Rublev quickly lost the thread of his speech. But benevolent, Prince Albert applauded him with a smile, while his wife did the same. There is no doubt that the sportsman will in any case never forget his arrival on the Rock!