Andrey Rublev was crowned Serbia Open champion after beating world tennis number one Novak Djokovic in his hometown Belgrade in the final on Sunday. Following a visa and vaccine scandal that saw him deported from Australia at the start of the year, Djokovic reached his first final of 2022 after …
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The Russian demonstrated nerves of steel to complete a surprising 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win over the Spaniard. And while Nadal has won the competition on 11 occasions, the victory marks the first time that Rublev has made it to the semifinals. Seeded sixth, history was not in the 23-year-old’s favor heading …
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The figures from the end of last year’s ATP season made it sensible to imagine that Russian tennis might not hit the heights that it managed last year. Only world number one Novak Djokovic won as many matches as Andrey Rublev – both chalked up 41 victories, although Rublev lifted …
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