Tennis
Rublev lost to Hurkacz in the Masters final in Shanghai
Andrey Rublev / Photo: © Fred Lee / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev lost to Pole Hubert Hurkacz in the final of the Masters series tournament in Shanghai.
Rublev, who received the fifth seed, lost to Hurkacz with a score of 3:6, 6:3, 6:7 (8:10). The meeting lasted 2 hours 6 minutes. The Russian led 5:2 in the tiebreaker in the third set, then lost three points in a row, but had a chance to convert the match point with the score 6:5.
For 25-year-old Rublev, this defeat was the ninth in 23 ATP title matches; in total, the tennis player has 14 victories in decisive matches at singles tournaments. Earlier this year, the Russian won the Masters in Monaco; this title remains his only one in competitions in this category.
ATP 1000. Rolex Shanghai Masters. Shanghai (China). Hard. Prize fund: $8.8 million
The final
Hubert Hurkacz (Poland, 16) — Andrey Rublev (Russia, 5) — 6:3, 3:6, 7:6 (10:8)
Source: Sportbox
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