ATP Hamburg: Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev in the final
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev will contest the final at the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Hamburg. Tsitsipas beat Cristian Garin 7: 5, 3: 6 and 6: 4, Rublev against Casper Ruud 6: 4 and 6: 2.
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last edit: Sep 26, 2020, 05:58 pm
Andrey Rublev, who lost in the final against Nikoloz Basilashvili in Hamburg in 2019, kicked off the semifinal on Saturday in Rothenbaum. After the Russian won the first set 6: 4, Ruud had to have treatment on his right shoulder. Rublev stayed on the trigger and celebrated his final entry into the final after a playing time of 85 minutes.
Tsitsipas started confidently against Garin and served to win the set when the score was 5: 3. The Chilean managed the rebreak. Tsitsipas won the set 7: 5. Garin did not let himself be irritated, increased the pace especially with his two-handed backhand, also hit more forcefully. And equalized with a 6: 3 in sets.
Rublev wins against Tsitsipas at the US Open
In the decision, Garin gave the momentum out of hand with a double mistake to make it 2: 3. After the seventh game, Garin called for the physiotherapist, his knee seemed to be pinched. Tsitsipas kept his concentration
Rublev and Tsitsipas first faced each other on the regular tour: last year at the US Open. At that time, Rublev was able to assert himself in four sets at the Louis Armstrong Stadium after a gripping fight. In 2018, Tsitsipas won the semifinals of the # NextGen Masters in Milan. There, however, only short sentences of up to four are played.
For Rublev, Sunday is about his third 2020 title: At the beginning of the year, the 22-year-old from Moscow had already won in Adelaide and Doha. Stefanos Tsitsipas won the tournament in Montpellier and was in the final in Dubai, where he lost to Novak Djokovic.