Russo is back in the 4th final of the Australian Open and is waiting for Novak Djokovic
The Russian Andrey Rublev, 6th in the ATP, conquered a good victory over the Danish Holger Rune, 10th, after saving two match-points and securing the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, where the Serbian Novak Djokovic awaits.
Rublev fought for 3h39 and closed the score at 6/3 3/6 6/3 4/6 7/6 (11-9) after throwing 22 aces against nine from Rune, who committed 12 double faults against four of the the Russian, who hit 58 match-winning balls against the 44 of the Dane, who committed 60 unforced errors against the Russian’s 37.
In a balanced game full of beautiful moves, from the first game, Rublev and Rune used all their technical arsenal for their rival. In case of pressing, the tennis players exchanged breaks between the 6th and 8th games and, more experienced, worked hard to move forward in the standings.
Full, Rublev opened the run by pressing the Dane’s open serve and forced him to save three break points. Rune didn’t let herself be intimidated and even took a risk, extending the rally and thus winning the break in the 4th game, opening 4/1 on the board and managing.
Rublev did not lose the previous set, worked very well in his service games and was not even threatened. Forcing Rune to save the breakpoint in the fourth game, he won a breakpoint in the sixth and managed it.
The fourth set was very close and fought. Trying to be more aggressive, Rublev made mistakes and ended up broken in the sixth game. He returned the break in the ninth game when Rune served for the set, but was broken again.
The match followed the pattern of the previous sets, with both players looking for play and making good moves. The Dane risked short balls and won the break in the 4th game, opened 4/1 and remained confident. Serving for the game, Rune served a very solid Russian in the return leg and finished scoreless, after two unforced errors in a row. Rublev remained motivated, confirmed from scratch and put pressure on the Dane. The match went to a tiebreak, where Rune opened 5/0 and managed it, until he saw a reaction from the Russian, who turned away, he also served for the match with 9/8, but confirmed it on the second attempt.
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