At the 2024 US Open, there were some worrisome scenes during Andrey Rublev’s match against Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round on Sunday after the Russian injured himself out of frustration. Rublev was losing the match when he angrily struck his hands against the racket, causing them to bleed.
Rublev had defeated Jiri Lehecka and Arthur Rinderknech before facing Dimitrov. In contrast, the Bulgarian had already won three straight sets, the most recent of which came against Tallon Griekspoor in the third round.
Dimitrov got off to a fast start at Arthur Ashe Stadium, leading 4-1 after two breakaways of serve. That’s when the sixth seed hurt himself because Rublev lost his temper. The brawl swiftly resumed after a medical time-out was declared. A few moments later, Andrey Rublev lost the set 3-6.
The 26-year-old’s volatile disposition has been seen on the tennis court before. He hurt his knee during a painful racket smash earlier this year in his opening-round defeat at the French Open, and he repeated the same mistake in his third-round loss.
Andrey Rublev znowu w trybie furia… Potrzebna byĹ‚a przerwa medyczna.
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Andrey Rublev in 2024
Now the world no.6, the Russian played his last match on the 1st of September when he surrendered to world no.9 Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 7-6(3) 1-6 3-6 6-3 in the 4th round of the U.S. Open (draw).
Until now, during this year Rublev achieved a 37-18 match record. The Russian conquered 2 titles in 2024 in Hong Kong and Madrid. The Russian reached the final in Montreal.
Andrey Rublev will compete against the world no.20 Frances Tiafoe in the Round Robin. Their current record is 3-1 for Tiafoe.
Andrey clinched 2 titles in 2024 in Hong Kong and Madrid. Rublev got to the final in Montreal (National Bank Open).
Andrey won 17 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 6 on clay courts and 6 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Dimitrov at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked world no.9, Grigor achieved a composed 37-13 match record in 2024. The Bulgarian is now having a run at the U.S. Open where he toppled the world no.209 Kyrian Jacquet 6-3 6-4 6-2, the world no.62 Rinky Hijikata 6-1 6-1 7-6(4), the world no.40 Tallon Griekspoor 6-3 6-3 6-1 and the world no.6 Andrey Rublev 6-3 7-6(3) 1-6 3-6 6-3.
Grigor Dimitrov will face the world no.20 Frances Tiafoe in the quarter. Their actual head to head record is 3-1 for Dimitrov.
Grigor conquered 1 title in 2024 in Brisbane. Grigor was the runner-up in Marseille (Open 13 Provence) and in Miami (Miami Open).
The Bulgarian won 9 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 3 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Andrey Rublev and Grigor Dimitrov clashed against each other 8 times. Their current head to head is 4-4. The last time they competed against each other, Grigor Dimitrov won 6-3 7-6(3) 1-6 3-6 6-3 in the 4th round in New York (U.S. Open) on the 1st of September 2024.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
