Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Andrey Rublev 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Astana on Saturday. Tsitsipas will play against Novak Djokovic in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 7 minutes.
The Greek added to his prize money $ 89,290 after winning this match. He has won already $ 191,180 after this win. If he wins the next match, Stefanos will add $ 164,130 to his earnings to get in total $ 355,310 in total.
Highlights Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Andrey Rublev Astana Open – Astana
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:07
At the end of the match, the Greek scored 96 points vs. the Russian’s 87.
Tsitsipas
The Greek won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points since he converted only 40% (2/5) of the procured opportunities.
Rublev
On the other side, Andrey was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Tsitsipas and Rublev is 6-5 for Stefanos.
Draw and next match H2H: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Novak Djokovic – stats
Tsitsipas will compete against Djokovic in the final.
This will be the 10th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 7-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on I.hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Djokovic won 6-0 7-65 in the final in Rome back in May 2022.
Live score progression and stats
Tsitsipas was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Andrey Rublev in the 1st game (1-0). That was decisive for Rublev to win the set (6-4) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
The Russian was on the money in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 3rd game (2-0 30-40 and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Stefanos was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 2nd (0-1 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 62 points. Rublev was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Tsitsipas (34-28). Andrey conceded 8 points on serve (22-8). On the other side, Stefanos conceded 12 points on serve (20-12).
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Tsitsipas conquered in the 10th game (6-4).
Stefanos was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 10th game (5-4 15-40). On the other side, Rublev wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3rd game (1-1 40-A).
They played 66 points. Tsitsipas was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than the Russian (37-29). Tsitsipas lost 12 points on serve (25-12). on the other side of the net, Rublev conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Greek conquered in the 8th game (5-3) prior to finally conquering the set (6-3).
Tsitsipas was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 8th game (4-3 15-40). On the other side, the Russian was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 57 points. Stefanos won 7 points more than Andrey (32-25). Tsitsipas lost 12 points on serve (24-12). On the losing side, Rublev conceded 8 points on serve (13-8).
Tennis Scores in Astana
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Andrey RublevRublev (4-6 6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (4-6 7-66 0-0 ret.) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (2-7) – H2H details and stats
