In securing his presence for the fourth year in a row at the ATP Finals in Turin, the Russian Andrey Rublevthird favorite, beat the German again Alexander Zverevfifth, to reach the semifinals of the Vienna tournament.
The Russian won 6-1, 6-7(5) and 6-3 and won the match between the former champions of the competition. Rublev lifted the trophy in 2020. Zverev, in 2021. Daniel Medvedevwho previously achieved qualification after defeating his compatriot Karen Khachanovis the current champion.
The presence in the quarterfinals ensures Rublev’s presence in the ATP Finals where the German, tenth in the men’s ranking, is still seeking, and has not yet closed.
The Muscovite showed that he had the measure of the German, whom he once again beat. Although the balance between the two is still clearly in Zverev’s favor – five to three – the three most recent, all in 2023, have fallen on the Russian side.
Zverev couldn’t keep up the reaction he showed in the second set. After clearly losing the first, he won the second on a tiebreaker and extended the fight to the final round where Rublev regained control and closed out the win after two hours and 32 minutes.
The Russian, winner this season in Bastad and the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 and finalist in Shanghai, Halle, Banja Luka and Dubai, will play in the semifinal in Vienna with the winner of the match between the American Frances Tiafoe and the Italian Jannik Sinner, second . favorite
Rublev was joined by Daniil Medvedev, first seed, who won the Russian duel against Karen Khachanov 6-3, 3-6 and 6-3, in two and a quarter hours to stay on course for a sixth title of 2023 and the twenty-first of his career.
The third player in the world, the finalist at the United States Open and this year’s winner of the Masters 1000 in Rome, Miami and the tournaments in Dubai, Doha and Rotterdam, is aiming for his ninth final.
In three sets, Medvedev underlined his superiority over his compatriot, who he has won in four of the five duels they have arranged, two of them, in Miami and Adelaide, this season.
A fifth victory over Khachanov took Medvedev into the semifinals in Vienna where the winner of the duel between the Greeks awaits. Stefanos Tsitsipasfourth seed defeated Croatian Borna Gojo 7-6(4) and 7-5.
It was the sixth semifinal of the season for the Greek team, which is again close to a title since winning the trophy in Los Cabos in August.
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Source: La Verdad
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