After the bad defeat suffered in Marseille last week, the former world number 1 had played two good matches in Doha this week. Daniil was very close to defeat against his compatriot Karen Khachanov, but he was able to react in the most difficult moment and played excellent tennis in the second and third sets.
Andrey Rublev and Felix Auger-Aliassime faced off for the seventh time in the semifinals of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, but they weren’t the only star athletes spotted in Doha on Friday. Formula 1 star George Russell was seen watching the three-set battle from the best seat in the house on Center Court.
Andrey Rublev Beats Auger-Aliassime
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Tennis-Rublev beats Auger-Aliassime to meet Draper in Qatar Open final
Rublev edges Auger-Aliassime to reach his third Qatar Open final
The 10th-ranked Rublev needed four match points to close out No. 23 Auger-Aliassime for the sixth time in seven matchups. Rublev lost the 2018 final in Doha but won in 2020. In his 27th career final and first since August,
Rublev edges Auger-Aliassime to reach his third Qatar Open final where Draper awaits
He will face Jack Draper in the decider on Saturday. The 10th-ranked Rublev needed four match points to close out No. 23 Auger-Aliassime for the sixth time in seven matchups. Rublev lost the 2018 final in Doha but won in 2020.
Aliassime will face Andrey Rublev in the Qatar Open semifinals after he beat fellow Russian Daniil Medvedev when the latter retired after losing the first set 6-3 on Thursday in Doha.
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ATP Doha: Felix Auger-Aliassime advaces as Daniil Medvedev retiresFelix Auger-Aliassime will compete in the semi-final of the ATP 500 event in Doha. The 24-year-old Canadian played only one sets in the second round and quarter-final, preserving energy for the latter stage of the tournament.
Aliassime outlasted Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik 7-6(7), 6-7(4), 6-3 during a heated opening-round match Tuesday at the Dubai Tennis Championships. During a first-set tiebreak, Auger-Aliassime called for a video review due to interference from a ball boy.
Felix Auger-Aliassime is into the Doha semifinals after Daniil Medvedev retired from the quarter-final on Thursday with an illness.
Day 3 at the ATP 500 event in Dubai will feature all round of 16 matchups, with quite the star-studded lineup, including last year’s champion Ugo Humbert among many other interesting names.
Andrey Rublev has dominated this match-up against Felix Auger-Aliassime, leading 5-1 in their head-to-head. Rublev’s last triumph against Aliassime was at the 2024 Madrid Open.
Auger-Aliassime won the first set of Thursday’s match 6-3 before Medvedev, who was seeded fourth at the ATP 500 tournament, left the court
Third-seeded Andrey Rublev followed up his Qatar Open title with a first-round exit at the Dubai Championships, losing to qualifier Quentin Halys 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
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