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WATCH: Andrey Rublev and Andy Lee Wonder if Rafael Nadal is a ‘Nice Guy’

Published 01/27/2022, 6:16 AM EST

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In a recent episode of ‘Guess Whom,’ Andrey Rublev tried to beat the host Andy Lee by correctly guessing which famous personality Lee had chosen. The audience is shown who each of the players chose, and while Rublev had to guess Novak Djokovic correctly, Andy Lee had to guess singer Ed Sheeran, which Rublev had picked.

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Andrey Rublev agrees Nadal can be trusted to pick his mother up from the hospital

Wide World of Sports is an Australian sports anthology brand, and they conduct this fun game with sports stars. Rublev, who was the guest on one such episode, seemed to have fun with the host, Andy Lee. While guessing the person, Andy asks if the person on Rublev’s board could be trusted to pick his mother up from the hospital. It is then that he asks- if he could trust Rafael Nadal with the same task.

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He then says that Rafa seemed like a nice guy and would probably send someone to do it if he could not do it himself. Rublev also seemed to agree with this sentiment.

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Rublev got bit in the arm by Iron Maiden

At the end of the game, when the names were guessed, Andy Lee asks Rublev if he had met Ed Sheeran. Rublev, who did not meet Sheeran, was then asked who was the most famous singer he had met. Rublev then revealed the bizarre experience he had had when he met the popular heavy metal band, Iron Maiden.

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This happened way back in 2019, 10 days before the US Open 2019 was slated to begin. Unseeded Andrey Rublev from Russia defeated 20-time grand slam-winning champion, Roger Federer, at the Cincinnati Open in straight sets. After the match, Pat Cash, a tennis star from yesteryears took Rublev to a concert by Iron Maiden.

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The tennis stars got to meet the band members after the end of the concert. It was, especially because Pat Cash is friends with them. Both Cash and Rublev then posted about the concert on their Instagrams.

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Cash captioned the photos, “What a day for @andreyrublev beats #rogerfederer @atptour then we go side of stage to meet his 🤘hero’s and my old mates from #ironmaiden they are tennis followers and were excited to meet him, thanks @adriansmithofficial , singer bruce dickinson clearly hungry at the end of the sold out show in Cincinnati. Careful Bruce he needs that arm to play next round today🎾

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Rishma Banerjee is a tennis author at EssentiallySports. Having done her masters in Political Science with International Relations from Jadavpur University, Rishma's outlet from the hustle-bustle of academics has always been sports, especially Tennis. A die-hard fan of Rafael Nadal, she admires his grit, determination and dedication towards always being better. When not writing content for firms dealing with fintech to social media marketing to sports, she finds herself in journals and books dealing with geopolitics and strategic studies or scrolling endlessly through Tumblr!
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