the russian Andrei Rublevseeded second in the Dubai tournament, He qualified for the quarterfinals after overcoming a bad start to the game and coming back from five match points down against Alejandro Davidovichcouldn’t get close in the first round and finally fell 1-6, 7-6 (6) and 7-6 (3).
Davidovich entered the match, using a varied repertoire of accurate shots, forcing numerous errors from his opponent to make it 5-0 in 20 minutes.
Rublevdefending champion and who defeated the man from Malaga in their previous confrontation, It’s like he hasn’t assimilated what’s happening on the field.
Despite starting the sixth game with a double fault, the Russian managed to open his scoring after a strong effort (5-1). But Davidovich, 29 of the ATP, felt, rightly, the master of the rhythm of the matchhe served well and in the next game he scored the first set.
The set change encouraged Rublev to make a clean slatejudging by his improvement in service and his tendency to return the ball more involved in the court, wanting to attack.
There was not a single break point in the first ten games and Rublev won three of his five serves to target.
At 6-5 for Rublev and Davidovich’s serve, the Andalusian was very good on the right and won the tiebreaker game.
The 4-0 lead the Spaniard took early on looked like a doom for the world number 6. But Davidovich, with five match points, missed one. From 6-1 it went to 6-6 and Rublev’s set point, which Davidovich gave away with a double fault.
The third set was presented as a psychological battle, rather than tennis.
At 2-2 Rublev had his first breaking balls of the match, two, which he failed to convert. There was neither one nor the other in the entire sleeve, which also went to a tiebreaker.
This time, a quick 6-1 and the five match points went to the Russian, who missed the first two and closed the pass in the quarterfinals forcing Davidovich’s error at the net.
Rublev’s next opponent is Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulpwho defeated Swedish MIkael Ymer 3-6, 6-3 and 6-3.
Source: La Verdad
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