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Andrey Rublev Survives Scare As Chinese Teen Stuns Frances Tiafoe In Hong Kong Open | Tennis News
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Andrey Rublev Survives Scare As Chinese Teen Stuns Frances Tiafoe In Hong Kong Open | Tennis News

[ad_1] World number five Andrey Rublev survived a huge scare on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open, as third seed Frances Tiafoe was stunned by a Chinese teenager. Rublev came through 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 against 19-year-old Frenchman Arthur Fils in a rollercoaster 1hr 52min of highly entertaining tennis at Victoria Park. The Russian top seed will face another teenager in the last four after "Jerry" Shang Juncheng breezed past world number 16 Tiafoe 6-4, 6-4 to notch the biggest win of his fledgling career and reach his first ATP Tour semi-final.Rublev raced away with the first set before rising star Fils turned the match on its head with some exceptional attacking play in the second.Rublev found his range again at the start of the decider to take a 3-0 lead as the youngster ...
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Daniil Medvedev Books Place In ATP Finals Semis, Carlos Alcaraz Back On Track | Tennis News
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Daniil Medvedev Books Place In ATP Finals Semis, Carlos Alcaraz Back On Track | Tennis News

[ad_1] Daniil Medvedev booked his place in the last four of the ATP Finals on Wednesday after beating Alexander Zverev 7-6 (9/7), 6-4, while Carlos Alcaraz cruised past troubled Andrey Rublev to get his campaign up and running. World number three Medvedev had to win in straight sets to claim a spot in the semi-finals in Turin with a match to spare and he saw off big-hitting German Zverev in a stodgy Red Group encounter. He faces Carlos Alcaraz, a 7-5, 6-2 winner earlier in the day, in his final match and has the world number two's last-four hopes in his hands."I hope that I feel well tomorrow and ready to fight because this tournament is tricky," said Medvedev."I'm into the semis but you want to keep the rhythm and against Carlos... if we play at night you don't want to finish 7-6 in the...
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Alexander Zverev Overpowers Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev Prevails In ATP Finals Russian Derby | Tennis News
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Alexander Zverev Overpowers Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev Prevails In ATP Finals Russian Derby | Tennis News

[ad_1] Alexander Zverev battled back from a set down to beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-4 at the ATP Finals on Monday as Daniil Medvedev won a Russian derby against Andrey Rublev in straight sets 6-4, 6-2. Germany's Zverev, a two-time winner at the year-ending tournament, put on a powerful display to see off world number two Alcaraz who is not on top form after returning from injury at the end of last month. Zverev is tough opposition on hard courts like the one at the Pala Alpitour in Turin and made full use of his height and power in the Red Group clash to see off Alcaraz who looks far from being the ageless Novak Djokovic's main rival for the title.The 26-year-old Zverev rattled off 16 aces and was only broken once over the course of an impressive win in which he hit more winner...
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Novak Djokovic Resists ‘Suffocating’ Andrey Rublev To Book Grigor Dimitrov Title Clash | Tennis News
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Novak Djokovic Resists ‘Suffocating’ Andrey Rublev To Book Grigor Dimitrov Title Clash | Tennis News

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic rallied to defeat Andrey Rublev 5-7, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5 in a gripping Paris Masters semi-final on Saturday, earning a shot at a record-extending seventh title in the final against Grigor Dimitrov. The world number one relied on his unflinching powers of recovery to work his way back from a set down before sealing victory when fifth seed Rublev doubled-faulted on match point. "Rublev was suffocating me like a snake suffocates a frog for most of the match," said Djokovic."He was playing an extremely high level that he possesses, but today he was off the charts, honestly. I don't think I've ever faced Rublev this good."Djokovic remains undefeated in nine semi-final appearances at Bercy and stretched his winning run to 17 matches -- a streak which includes his record-tying ...
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Hubert Hurkacz Beats Andrey Rublev To Win Shanghai Masters In Thriller | Tennis News
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Hubert Hurkacz Beats Andrey Rublev To Win Shanghai Masters In Thriller | Tennis News

[ad_1] Hubert Hurkacz saved a match point before defeating fifth seed Andrey Rublev 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (10/8) to win a thrilling Shanghai Masters final on Sunday. It was the big-serving Pole's second Masters triumph, to go with the one he won in Miami in 2021, and a seventh ATP title in all. "It was such a battle, especially emotionally," the 16th seed said after surviving a nail-biting third-set tie break in front of the watching Roger Federer."I had a match point and Andrey hit an amazing serve and then he had a match point and then I had some match points."It was back and forth and such a tricky match."Hurkacz had Rublev under pressure early and broke the Russian with a vicious whipped forehand that Rublev had no chance of returning to lead 4-2 in the first set.The 25-year-old Rublev let o...
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Wimbledon 2023: Andrey Rublev, Jannik Sinner Enter Quater-finals | Tennis News
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Wimbledon 2023: Andrey Rublev, Jannik Sinner Enter Quater-finals | Tennis News

[ad_1] Andrey Rublev held his nerve to beat Alexander Bublik in a five-set thriller and reach his first Wimbledon quarter-final on Sunday after squandering a two-set lead. The Russian seventh seed was not broken once in the whole match on Centre Court as he avenged his defeat in last month's Halle final, winning 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-7 (5/7), 6-4. Rublev, who needed medical treatment for a cut finger early in the match, was gifted the opener when Kazakh 23rd seed Bublik double-faulted twice in the 12th game.A single break in the sixth game of the second set proved decisive as Rublev established an iron grip on the match.Neither player was able to force a break in the third set, which went to a tie-break, with Bublik squandering three set points before unleashing a vicious forehand passi...
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Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz Reach French Open Last 16 As Jessica Pegula, Andrey Rublev Exit | Tennis News
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Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz Reach French Open Last 16 As Jessica Pegula, Andrey Rublev Exit | Tennis News

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic battled into the French Open fourth round for a 14th consecutive year on Friday as Carlos Alcaraz also progressed, after women's third seed Jessica Pegula and men's seventh-ranked Andrey Rublev were dumped out of the tournament. Djokovic has made headlines for his comments about Kosovo this week but his on-court progress has been relatively serene, reaching the second week without dropping a set. The Serb star was made to work hard by Spanish 29th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who served for the first set and missed a set point in the second, but won 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 on Court Philippe Chatrier."I thought if I lost the second set we would play five hours today, but I'm proud of the performance," said Djokovic.Two-time champion Djokovic, who has also made...
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