WATCH: Andrey Rublev gets shirt autographed by Alexander Zverev after German prevails over Nicolas Jarry to win Italian Open 2024

Andrey Rublev had a shirt autographed by Alexander Zverev after the German clinched the 2024 Italian Open men's singles title. He defeated Chile's Nicolas Jarry in the final on Sunday, May 19.

Zverev remained locked in a battle with Jarry on Sunday for more than 100 minutes but kept his serve unchallenged throughout. He won 95 percent of his first-serve points, broke Jarry twice, and hit 13 winners to clinch a 6-4, 7-5 win in the title clash.

Rublev, who suffered a third-round exit in Rome, met Zverev in the locker room after the presentation ceremony and had a shirt autographed by the latter on camera.

The Russian later shared the video of their interaction on his Instagram account.

Watch Zverev signing a shirt for Rublev at the Foro Italico in the video below:

This is Alexander Zverev's second title at the Italian Open, having previously won it in 2017 after beating Novak Djokovic in the final.

This year, he downed Aleksander Vukic, Luciano Darderi, Nuno Borges, Taylor Fritz, and Djokovic-slayer Alejandro Tabilo before the summit clash against Nicolas Jarry

Zverev added a total of 910 points to snatch the fourth place from Daniil Medvedev in the men's singles world rankings. Medvedev was the defending champion at the Italian Open this year but dropped 900 points courtesy of a loss to Tommy Paul in the Round of 16.

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"I can dream again" - Alexander Zverev's morale boosted with first Masters 1000 title after horrific ankle injury in 2022

Alexander Zverev celebrates with Italian Open staff.

Winning the 2024 Italian Open men's singles title has boosted Alexander Zverev's morale, as evident in his interaction with the media after the victory on Sunday.

On being asked by a journalist to reflect on his two Rome triumphs seven years apart, the German claimed being more optimistic about his chances in 2017 than this year as the horrors of the ankle injury at the 2022 French Open loomed still.

"Very different because, obviously, the first one is extremely special always. But in a way, when I was young, I was extremely confident. I was thinking, 'Okay, it's going to come at some point’. After the injury, I was not sure whether it's going to come or not," Alexander Zverev said.

The World No. 4 continued:

"This one is special in its own way because it proves to me that I can win these kinds of tournaments again. I'm at the level where I want to be. Moving forward, I can dream again."

Alexander Zverev twisted his ankle tearing three ligaments during the semifinal match against Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros in 2022 and limped out of the court forced to give up on the Major title dream.