Wimbledon star leaves his opponent in awe with 'one of the most extraordinary shots of all time'

Wimbledon star Andrey Rublev left his fourth-round opponent Alexander Bublik speechless on Sunday after somehow sending a fierce winner through the net after looking out of place. The shot had All England Club fans on their toes and was described by a tennis journalist as "one of the most extraordinary shots you will ever see".

Russian ace Rublev had taken a two-set lead against his Belarusian opponent in the center court encounter after producing some good tennis. But Bublik fought back winning the next two sets on tiebreakers as the pair both improved their service game to illustrate exactly why they reached the last 16 of the tournament.

The momentum seemed to have completely changed in Bublik's favor as the fourth set drew to a close. But the Russian regained control of the game by breaking serve at the start of the fifth set. Rublev then had the opportunity to serve out the match at 5-4 in the final set and took a 30-15 lead. And then he nailed his incredible shot to set up two match points.

The players were engaged in an entertaining exchange, with Bublik trying to level things up in the game. And the Belarusian let out a sonic growl as he launched a huge backhand into the corner of the pitch.

The shot looked like it was way too much for Rublev to put it back into play - but the 25-year-old dived for the ball and managed to send it over the net with interest. And Bublik froze in shock as Rublev's shot proved to be one of the best in the tournament as he won the point.

Tennis journalist Gaspar Ribeiro Lanca was impressed with Rublev's winner as he described it on r. "Andrey Rublev with one of the most amazing shots you will ever see," he wrote. "Simply outstanding!"

BBC commentators Andrew Castle and John McEnroe also couldn't believe what they had just witnessed. Castle said, "Bublik wonders how that's possible. He was confident he'd hit a clean winner." And McEnroe replied, "That's one of the best shots we've seen here in years to get him to match point."

Rublev served up an ace with his very next shot of the match as he cruised to a 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4 win. And the ace is just two games away from reaching the Wimbledon final.