Watch: Andrey Rublev performs diving forehand winner in Wimbledon’s shot of the event

Andrey Rublev performs a shot in opposition to Alexander Bublik throughout their fourth spherical assembly at Wimbledon. AP

Andrey Rublev left these on Wimbledon’s Centre Court docket awestruck with arguably the shot of the Championships on Sunday. Not simply the gang, his opponent Alexander Bublik, was equally shocked with the sheer athleticism displayed by the seventh seed.

Throughout their fourth spherical assembly, Rublev squandered two match factors within the fourth set. Within the fifth set, he served at 5-4 with ending line in sight. At 30-15, Bublik of Kazakhstan hit a thundering backhand down the road. On most cases it might go for a winner or do sufficient to pressure the opponent right into a mistake. Not this time.

Rublev moved swiftly to his proper and threw himself and the racket to the ball hitting an astonishing winner within the course of.

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Bublik was left visibly shocked by the shot and the 25-year-old Rublev took within the well-earned applause that got here after it.

“It was probably the most fortunate shot ever,” stated Rublev, referring to his breathtaking effort. “It was luck, nothing else. I don’t assume I can do it yet another time.”

Rublev ultimately gained 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-4 in three hours and 17 minutes. He’ll meet considered one of Novak Djokovic or Hubert Hurkacz within the subsequent spherical with the Serb main by two units to like earlier than the 11pm curfew stopped him.