Andrey Rublev wins against Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-7(4) 6-0 in the final in Belgrade on Sunday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 27 minutes. This is the first time that the Russian conquered this tournament. He has never played this tournament so far.
Andrey added € 33,880 to his prize money after conquering this final. He has earned € 81,310 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Andrey Rublev vs. Novak Djokovic Serbia Open – Belgrade
Rublev’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:27
At the end of the match, Andrey scored 106 points vs. Novak’s 82.
Rublev
Rublev didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (6/12).
Djokovic
On the other side, Novak had some problems converting his break points (only 11% – 1/9). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this encounter, the head to head between Rublev and Djokovic is 1-1.
This was the 11th career title for the Russian. (see list of titles and finals). Novak remains with 86th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Rublev in this set stepped up in a great fashion to overplay Novak and without too much struggle he won 6-2 after breaking Novak in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
Novak couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-2 to 6-2.
The Russian converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 0-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Novak wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (2-1 30-40).
They played 52 points. Andrey was the one to win the set after conquering 14 points more than Novak (33-19). Andrey dropped 6 points on serve (18-6). Regarding the other side of the net, the Serbian conceded 15 points on serve (13-15).
Rublev had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Novak Djokovic in the 2nd game (2-0). However, there was more to do for Djokovic to win the set as Andrey succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Novak maintained his focus before winning the set at the tiebreak at 4.
Tiebreak
Djokovic won 6 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 3rd (3-0), 6th (4-2), 7th (5-2), 10th (6-4) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, Andrey won 2 minibreaks in the 4th (1-3) and 8th (3-5) point.
Novak won the tiebreak 7-4 after he conquered a decisive 3-1 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 7-4
The Serbian was spot on in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 0-40), the 10th (5-4 40-A and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Russian was flawless in converting all his break points in the 3rd (0-2 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40).
They contested 97 points. This was a hard-fought set and finally Djokovic won just 1 point more than Andrey (49-48). Novak conceded 16 points on serve (27-16). on the other side of the net, Rublev conceded 22 points on serve (32-22).
The Serbian was overpowered in this set and Rublev won the set 6-0.
Rublev converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 4th (3-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (5-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Serbian was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 39 points. Andrey was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than Novak (26-13). The Russian lost 6 points on serve (13-6). On the other side, Novak conceded 13 points on serve (7-13).
