To semifinals: Rublev comes back again and Shapovalov does not fail

the russian Andrey Rublev, second favourite, once again pulled a comeback for, after defeating the American Mackenzie McDonald 2-6, 6-3 and 6-1, to stand in the semifinals of the Dubai tennis tournament, ATP500, on hard court. Hubert Hurkacz (number 11), after beating Jannik Sinner (number 10), Will be your.

Rublev (world number seven) took revenge in this way for the defeat inflicted on him by McDonald (61 in the world) in the only precedent in which until this Thursday they had faced each other, and which dated from Australian Open 2019with victory of the American in four sets.

The Russian’s victory, as in the round of 16, was with a comeback included. They lost the first set 6-2, after going behind with a resounding 5-0, but later his tennis recovered its usual shine to even the contest by winning the second set with two breaks of the American’s serve. The deciding set was a walk for Rublev, who quickly went to a resounding 5-0 in his favor, closing with his own serve on what was his second match point.

Shapovalov does not fail on the other side of the draw

The Canadian Denis Shapovalov did not fail in his commitment to the quarterfinals and he reached the semifinals of the Dubai tournament by beating the Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis 7-6 (4) and 6-3. The American, who took an hour and a half to be among the top four in the competition, will be the rival in search of the final of the Czech Jiri Veselythe man of the day, who eliminated the main favorite, the Serbian Novak Djokovic.

It was the highlight of a session he completed Shapovalov with a solvent victory that places him for the first time in 2022 in a semifinal. A quarter-finalist at the Australian Open and Doha, she is aiming for her second career title after the one she won in Stockholm in 2019.

Dubai ATP 500 results.