Andrey Rublev defeats Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Gijon on Saturday. Rublev will play Sebastian Korda in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 36 minutes.
The Russian added to his prize money € 22,375 after winning this match. He has won already € 54,300 after this win. If he wins the next match, Andrey will add € 38,790 to his earnings to get in total € 93,090 in total.
Highlights Andrey Rublev vs. Dominic Thiem Gijon Open – Gijon
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Russian scored 66 points vs. the Austrian’s 58.
Rublev
Rublev won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points since he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities.
Thiem
On the other side, Dominic was not so effective in converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Rublev and Thiem is 4-2 for Andrey.
Draw and next match H2H: Andrey Rublev vs. Sebastian Korda – stats
Rublev will face Korda in the final.
This will be the 2nd time that Andrey Rublev and Sebastian Korda fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.
Live score progression and stats
Rublev won the set after he broke the Austrian in the 4th (3-1) and in the 10th (6-4) game. The Austrian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Yet, Rublev refused to give way to conquer the set 6-4.
The Russian converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (4-1 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Dominic converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 9th game (3-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 58 points. The Russian was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than Thiem (32-26). The Russian dropped 7 points on serve (18-7). on the other side of the court, the Austrian conceded 14 points on serve (19-14).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Rublev conquered in the 10th game (6-4).
Andrey converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Andrey didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 66 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Rublev won just 2 points more than the Austrian (34-32). Andrey surrendered 12 points on serve (23-12). On the losing side, Thiem conceded 11 points on serve (20-11).
Tennis Scores in Gijon
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (7-62 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Dominic ThiemThiem (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Andrey RublevRublev – Sebastian KordaKorda (1-0) – H2H details and stats