OUR Stefanos Tsitsipas reached the final of the international tournament, which takes place in the city of Astana, Kazakhstan, as he defeated Andrey Rublev with a sediment 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

The Russian tennis player, who is in 9th place in the world ranking, was at times imposing, as the speed of his shots and his reaction as his main weapon made it especially difficult for the Greek champion (No. 6 in the world ranking). World). Rublev entered the court very strongly and since … good evening “broke” Tsitsipas’s serve and kept his until the end of the set (including in the 10th game “erased” two break points of Tsitsipas), reached 6 -4, after 44 minutes.

In the second set, Tsitsipas tried to react and, having significantly improved his game, managed to hold the pitch. In fact, in the eighth game he was close to the break, but with two points in a row, Rublev equalized the score 4-4. Keeping his composure and focus, the Greek champion took the lead 5:4 and, after breaking his Russian opponent’s serve, took the set 6:4 in the 45th minute.

Continuing at this pace, Tsitsipas was a “monster of composure” and, having managed to impose his style of play, “broke” Rublev’s serve in the eighth game. Leading with a score of 5:3, “Tsitsifast” served to win and achieved success with a score of 6:3 in the 38th minute.

It is worth noting that this was the first time in 10 matches between two tennis players when a reversal occurred, since until today the victory was celebrated by the one who won the first set.

In the final on Sunday (9/10), the Greek champion will meet the winner of the second semi-final between Serb Novak Djokovic and Russian Daniil Medvedev.

Source: RES-IPE