ATP Moscow: home game final for Rublev
Andrey Rublev has reached the final at the ATP 250 tournament in Moscow. In the semifinals of the 922,520 US dollars endowed indoor hard court tournament won the 21-year-old Russian in his hometown the semi-final against Marin Cilic with 7: 5, 6: 4.
by Robert M. Frank
last edit: Oct 19, 2019, 09:03 pm
For Andrey Rublev (ATP 31) the fourth finals of his career at the ATP 250 tournament in Moscow had something special. The young Russian can play for his third ATP title in his hometown after the semi-final victory over Marin Cilic (ATP 25). This year in Hamburg and 2018 in Doha Rublev had already retracted two tournament victories.
Rublev scored the second victory this year against Cilic after the Masters in Miami this year. Following the win against former world number 18 with 18 ATP titles, the right-handed player from Moscow faces Adrian Mannarino (ATP 44) in Sunday's final (not before 4pm CEST). The 31-year-old Frenchman prevailed in the semi-final against the Italian Andreas Seppi (ATP 72) with 6: 3, 6: 4.