Andrey Rublev bests Juncheng Shang 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the semifinal in Hong Kong on Saturday. Rublev will seek to keep on going in this event against Emil Ruusuvuori in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 9 minutes.
The Russian added to his prize money $ 23,845 after winning this match. He has already won $ 57,845 after this win. If he wins the next match, Andrey will add $ 42,155 to his earnings to get in total $ 100,000 in total.
Highlights Andrey Rublev vs. Juncheng Shang Hong Kong Tennis Open – Hong Kong
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:09
At the end of the match, the Russian scored 99 points vs. the Chinese’s 77.
Rublev
The Russian struck 12 aces and he committed 1 double fault. The Russian won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points after he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities.
Shang
On the other side, Shang was not so effective in converting his break points (only 7% – 1/14). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Rublev and Shang is 1-0 for Andrey.
Draw and next match H2H: Andrey Rublev vs. Emil Ruusuvuori – stats
Rublev will take on Ruusuvuori in the final.
This will be the 4th time that Andrey Rublev and Emil Ruusuvuori clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
Live score progression and stats
Rublev started the set in the best possible way after breaking Juncheng Shang in the 1st game (1-0). That was decisive for the Chinese to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks anymore.
Juncheng missed the opportunity to break Andrey in the 7th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
Shang was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (4-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (6-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Andrey was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 8th (3-4 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 79 points. This set was a huge battle since finally Shang won only 1 point more than the Russian (40-39). Juncheng lost 11 points on serve (22-11). on the other side of the court, the Russian conceded 18 points on serve (28-18).
Rublev had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Juncheng Shang in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The Russian reinforced his lead after breaking Shang in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.
Andrey failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 40.
The Russian converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40). On the other side, Shang was unable to convert any of his 5 break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (1-6 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 56 points. The Russian was the winner of the set after clinching 10 more points than the Chinese (33-23). Andrey dropped 11 points on serve (22-11). In addition, on the other side, Juncheng conceded 11 points on serve (12-11).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Andrey clinched in the 8th game (5-3) prior to ultimately conquering the set (6-3).
The Russian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 8th game (4-3 0-40). On the other side, Andrey didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 40 points. Andrey won 12 more points than Shang (26-14). The Russian was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (16-2). Regarding the other side of the net, Juncheng conceded 10 points on serve (12-10).
Tennis Scores in Hong Kong
- Andrey RublevRublev – Juncheng ShangShang (4-6 6-2 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Sebastian OfnerOfner (4-6 7-5 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Andrey RublevRublev – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (2-1) – H2H details and stats
