Andriy Rublev left the “ATP 1000” tournament in Rome, after unexpectedly losing in the 1/8 finals to the German Yannick Hanfmann (101 ATP), after three sets, the score 7-6(5), 4-6, 6- 3.

Andriy Rublev defeated Yannik Hanfmann at ATP Rome

The first set was even and Rublev, the tournament’s sixth seed, was defeated in a tiebreak after 7-5.

The Russian made a great start to the second set, which he led authoritatively and seemed to be on his way to victory.

But in the decisive set, Hanfmann managed to make a surprise and advance to the next round.

The game lasted two hours and 35 minutes.

In the quarterfinals, Yannick Hanfman will meet the winner of German Alexander Zverev (22 ATP) and Russian Daniil Medvedev (3 ATP).

The Rome Masters takes place from May 10 to 21 on clay, is part of the ATP 1000 category, has a total prize money of €7,705,780, Novak Djokovic is the reigning champion and Rafael Nadal holds the record for titles at the Italian Forum (10 ).