Andrey Rublev is the new champion of the prestigious Mubadala World Tennis Championship after he defeated Andy Murray in straight sets 6-4 7-6(2). Regarding the match for the third place, Denis Shapovalov defeated Rafael Nadal 6-7 6-3 10-6
Andrey Rublev in 2021
At the moment ranked no.5 (career-high), Rublev played his last match on the 18th of December when he overcame world no.134 Andy Murray 6-4 7-6(2) in the final to win his 7th career title.
This season Rublev has managed to achieve an overall 53-23 record. Rublev has won 1 title in Rotterdam. Rublev was the runner-up in Monte-Carlo, in Halle and in Cincinnati.
Andy Murray in 2021
Currently the world no.134, the Brit played his last match on the 18th of December when he lost to world no.5 Andrey Rublev 6-4 7-6(2) in the final in (draw).
Currently, during this season Andy owns a 20-16 match record. Andy Murray’s latest run in the Biella 1 Challenger was the best achievement of his season.
Andrey Rublev and Andy Murray faced off just twice. Their actual head-to-head record is 1-1. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Andrey Rublev won 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) on the 3rd of March 2021.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.