Andrey Rublev beats Ugo Humbert to set up a semifinal against Grigor Dimitrov in Shanghai - UBITENNIS

Andrey Rublev beats Ugo Humbert to set up a semifinal against Grigor Dimitrov in Shanghai

By sampaolo
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Andrey Rublev beat Ugo Humbert 6-2 6-3 in 1 hour and 31 minutes to reach the semifinals at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Rublev recovered from squandering a break lead in the second set and won the final four games to improve his lead to 3-2 in his head-to-head matches against Humbert

Rublev is aiming to win his second ATP Masters 1000 title following his triumph in Monte-Carlo last April. 

Rublev broke Humbert in his second service game and held serve at love to take a 3-1 lead. The Russian player earned a double break point at deuce in Humbert’s next service game and converted his fourth break point to open up a 5-1 lead

Rublev held on his next service game and served out the first set with a hold at love. 

Rublev earned a break in the third game to take a 2-1 lead. Humbert took Rublev’s next service game to a deuce and broke back from 30-40 down to draw level to 2-2. Humbert earned a break point in the sixth game but Rublev edged through the game to hold serve at deuce for 3-3. 

Rublev earned another break point in the seventh game and converted it for 4-3 with a strong forehand, that forced Humbert to hit the ball into the net. 

Rublev broke serve on his first match point at deuce on Humbert’s final service game to seal the second set 6-3 booking his spot in the semifinal. 

Rublev has improved his win-loss record to 17-6 in his ATP Masters 1000 matches in 2023. 

“The match in Beijing, both of us played great tennis and I had chances. I was serving for the match. He was playing really well that match and I tried to analyse what I did wrong that match. I tried to not make the same mistakes today and I did really well. I am happy to win in straight sets. I played a great match and I am happy to win today”, said Rublev. 

Rublev has reached the sixth Masters 1000 semifinal of his career. The Russian player set up a match against Grigor Dimitrov. 

“It’s going to be a tough match. He is a friend and I like him and he a really a great player. It’s really tough to beat him when he is in this form. This week he is playing really well”, said Rublev.

Rublev has boosted his chance of qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals. He is currently fifth in the ATP Race to Turin, 1160 points ahead of ninth placed Taylor Fritz. 

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