The Qatar Open 2024 has a clear favorite, and this Wednesday he showed why he is. Andrey Rublev began his tournament journey with a resounding victory (6-3, 6-4 in less than an hour) against one of the classics on the circuit, Richard Gasquet who this time could not find a way to hurt the Russian with his punches.
Rublev dominated the game with gusto from the first moments and He never gave the impression that the game could be complicated. A display of power ahead of his quarterfinal duel this Thursday against the sensation of the tournament, young Czech Jakub Mensik, who after beating Alejandro Davidovich in the first round, beat Andy Murray 7-6, 6- on Wednesday. 7, 7- 6 in an epic battle that lasted almost three and a half hours.
In other matches of the day, Karen Khachanov beat Fabian Marozsan 6-4, 7-5 and they will meet in the quarterfinals with Finnish Emil Ruusuvuori, who eliminated Australian Chris O’Connell in doubles 6-3.
Also fighting for a place in the semifinals will be fourth seed Alexander Bublik, who will have to work hard to come back from his match against Hungarian Marton Fucsovics (2-6, 6-3, 6-4).
Source: La Verdad
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