Alex de Minaur has avenged his fourth-round Australian Open loss to Andrey Rublev, beating the world No.5 in three units to succeed in the semifinals of the ATP occasion in Rotterdam.
Rotterdam, Netherlands, 16 February 2024 | Matt Trollope
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Alex de Minaur’s sensible 2024 season continues after the Aussie noticed off world No.5 Andrey Rublev to progress to the semifinals in Rotterdam.
Of their final assembly, Rublev gained a pulsating five-setter within the fourth spherical of the Australian Open, denying De Minaur a primary quarterfinal at his dwelling Grand Slam match.
However on Friday on the indoor hard-court occasion, it was De Minaur who emerged with a 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 victory.
It’s the second straight yr De Minaur has eradicated Rublev in Rotterdam, and he now leads their head-to-head sequence 4-3.
It was additionally notable given the end result elevates De Minaur to No.9 within the ATP reside rankings – a profession excessive – and improves his 2024 file in opposition to top-10 opponents to a glowing 4-1.
“I saved telling myself to be courageous and go after it, as a result of finally I can’t simply run round in opposition to Andrey,” he stated.
“He’s acquired an excessive amount of energy, too many weapons, and he’ll simply dictate me from one facet to the opposite.
“So if I wish to be efficient in opposition to Andrey, I’ve acquired to again myself, I’ve acquired to attempt to be aggressive and hit the ball flatter and larger than I usually do.
“In large moments, I performed nice, and it acquired me the win as we speak.”
De Minaur subsequent faces Grigor Dimitrov for a spot in his fifth profession ultimate at ATP 500 stage.
Aussies in motion – Rotterdam
RESULTS
Males’s singles, quarterfinals
[5] Alex de Minaur (AUS) d [2] Andrey Rublev 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3
Males’s doubles, quarterfinals
[1] Ivan Dodig (CRO)/Austin Krajicek (USA) d [Q] John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Andreas Mies (GER) 4-6 6-4 [10-8]
COMING UP
Males’s singles, semifinals
[5] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [6] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
Delray Seashore, USA
Throughout the Atlantic in Florida, Jordan Thompson was eradicated on Friday from the Delray Seashore match by American Tommy Paul.
Thompson did effectively to tighten the primary set after trailing 4-1, however the third seed continued his sturdy kind within the second en path to his sixth consecutive win, after capturing final week’s ATP title in Dallas.
Nonetheless, Thompson’s quarterfinal run may see him crack the highest 40 for the primary time when subsequent week’s rankings are launched.
Afterward Friday night (native time), one other Australian, Rinky Hijikata, fell to a different American seed in Taylor Fritz.
Fritz’s 6-3 6-3 win noticed the highest seed advance to the semifinals, finishing an all-American line-up additionally that includes Paul, No.2 seed Frances Tiafoe and Marcos Giron.
Aussies in motion – Delray Seashore
RESULTS
Males’s singles, quarterfinals
[3] Tommy Paul (USA) d Jordan Thompson (AUS) 6-4 6-3
[1] Taylor Fritz (USA) d Rinky Hijikata (AUS) 6-3 6-3
Males’s doubles, quarterfinals
Diego Hidalgo (ECU)/Cristian Rodriguez (COL) d Andrew Harris (AUS)/Dominik Koepfer (GER) 7-6(2) 7-6(4)
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