ATP Tour: Rublev holds off Broady in Hong Kong opener, reached quarterfinals
Andrey Rublev was forced to dig deep, beating qualifier Liam Broady as the top seed completed the Hong Kong Open 2024 quarterfinal line-up on Thursday night.
Andrey Rublev was forced to dig deep, beating qualifier Liam Broady as the top seed completed the Hong Kong Open 2024 quarterfinal line-up on Thursday night.
In a two-hour, 26-minute encounter marred by rain, Rublev won 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, gaining crucial breaks in all three sets to emerge victorious.
Rublev prevailed 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in a two hours, 26 minute match that was hampered by rain by securing important breaks in each of the three sets.
In windy conditions, the second seed, who is making his debut in Bastad, was forced to work hard against the tenacious Coria.
Cilic, who reached his first Roland Garros semi-final on Wednesday, joined an elite group that includes Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray in digging deep to win 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(10-2) and advance to the last-four stage of the clay-court Grand Slam.
In a hard-fought clash, the second dug deep against Djokovic as he hit with relentless power and intensity to outlast the home favourite 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-0 at the ATP 250 clay-court event.
The best of players from all across the globe come to take part in the Italian Open played at the outdoor clay courts of Foro Italico. However, the report said that Italian authorities "are reportedly weighing up whether a ban should be imposed on Russian players" at the tournament.
Second seed Alexander Zverev started his 2022 clay court season with a win against Federico Delbonis of Argentina as he advanced to third round of the ATP Masters 1000 title with a 6-1, 7-5 victory.
22-year-old Alexander Zverev thoroughly outplayed his opponent while winning 75 per cent of points on 1st serve in comparison to Andrey Rublev's 64.
Notably, this will be Wawrinka's fifth quarter-final in Melbourne and his first at this event since 2017.
