"I'm Alisa's real father, he's the godfather" - Andrey Rublev makes Daniil Medvedev and his wife Daria laugh out loud at WTL

Andrey Rublev brought some comic relief to the ongoing World Tennis League (WTL) in the UAE. He made Daniil Medvedev and his wife Daria break into laughter as he jokingly claimed to be their daughter Alisa's "real father."

The WTL started on December 21 and will end on December 24. It's a mixed-gender team tennis tournament that is not affiliated with ATP/WTA, and this is its second edition.

On Thursday, a post on X (formerly Twitter) featured Andrey Rublev speaking in an on-court interview. The interviewer asked Rublev about his closeness to Daniil Medvedev and also mentioned that he is the godfather to Medvedev's daughter, Alisa.

Rublev then humorously interjected that he's the real father, and that Daniil Medvedev is Alisa's godfather. His response triggered a round of laughter from Medvedev's wife, Daria.

"I'm the real father, he's the godfather," Rublev said, bursting into laughter.

However, he later retracted his claim.

"Yeah, I'm the godfather," Rublev said.

Daniil Medvedev and Daria got married in 2018 and welcomed their daughter Alisa in October 2022. A couple of videos have recently surfaced online showing Andrey Rublev carrying out his godfather duties.

During the 2023 season, Rublev won the Monte Carlo Masters by defeating Holger Rune in the final. He also secured victory at the Swedish Open in Bastad by defeating Casper Ruud.

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Andrey Rublev reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals in the 2023 season

Erste Bank Open 2023 - Day 8: Semi Finals

Andrey Rublev made giant strides during the 2023 season. The Russian reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.

At the Australian Open, he started off by defeating Dominic Thiem in the first round. Rublev went on to defeat Emil Ruusuvuori, Dan Evans and Holger Rune in the second, third and fourth rounds, respectively.

In the quarterfinal, Rublev was defeated by eventual winner Novak Djokovic in straight sets. It was the second time Rublev had reached the Australian Open quarterfinals, the first being at the 2021 edition.

At Wimbledon, Rublev reached the quarterfinals, marking his best finish at the tournament. He defeated Max Purcell, Aslan Karatsev, David Goffin and Alexander Bublik in the first four rounds. In the quarterfinal, Rublev was again beaten by Djokovic, this time in four sets.

At the US Open, Rublev made another impressive run. He reached the quarterfinal for the fourth time, having done so in 2017, 2020 and 2022. Rublev was defeated by Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinal.