Andrey Rublev, the current Mubadala World Tennis champion, was defeated by Stefanos Tsitsipas in a commanding performance, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 on Sunday.
The match between the players, who have played frequently over the past few years, was very interesting. Rublev was disappointed to lose the match. He is also to blame because he drastically changed the momentum at the end of the second set to win it 6-4.
He had a great chance to turn things around before abruptly collapsing at the start of the decisive set. He led 40-15 in the opening game of the decisive set, but he then made a string of errors that gave Tsitsipas another break point. He missed his serve with a wide forehand, lost it again, and fell behind 0-4. Eventually, the match ended with the Greek sensation conquering the encounter in 3 sets.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
At the moment ranked no.4, the Greek played his last match on the 18th of November when he was overcome by world no.8 Andrey Rublev 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This year the Greek has achieved a compiled 61-24 match record. The Greek has won 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. Tsitsipas reached the final in Rotterdam, Rome, Cincinnati, Astana and Stockholm.
Tsitsipas has scheduled to play next in Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 29th of January.
Andrey Rublev in 2022
Now ranked no.8, Andrey played his last match on the 19th of November when he lost to world no.3 Casper Ruud 6-2 6-4 in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
At present, during this year Rublev has managed to achieve a composed 51-20 match record. Rublev clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Marseille, Dubai, Belgrade and Gijon.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev squared off 12 times. Their head to head is 6-6. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Andrey Rublev won 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 18th of November 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
