Tennis
Rublev won back five match points and reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in Dubai
Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev defeated the representative of Spain Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina in the second round of the tournament in Dubai (UAE).
The meeting ended with the score 1:6, 7:6 (8:6), 7:6 (7:3). Athletes spent 2 hours and 27 minutes on the court.
After losing the first two games on his serve, Rublev, out of emotion, hit his knee with a racket several times and smashed it into blood.
In the second set, Davidovich-Fokina had five match points, but missed the advantage and lost in a tie-break.
The Russian tennis player will play in the quarterfinals with the winner of Botik van de Zandshulp (Netherlands) vs Mikael Umer (Sweden).
Tournament ATP 500. Dubai (UAE). The prize fund is $2,855,495. Open courts, hard
Second round
Andrey Rublev (Russia, 2) – Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina (Spain) – 1:6, 7:6 (8:6), 7:6 (7:3)
Source: Sportbox
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