Astana Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 (ATP)

The Greek won against Kazakh wildcard Mikhail Kukushkin (6-3, 6-4), Italian qualifier Luca Nardi (7-6 (2), 7-6 (3)) and Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 7 seed (7-6 (8), 6-3) in the previous rounds. [Novak Djokovic](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/novak-djokovic-who-he-really-is-79752.html), the No 4 seed, and Russian [Daniil Medvedev](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/daniil-medvedev-andrei-medvedev-wife-bear-10-questions-you-may-ask-about-the-russian-79964.html), the second seed, next. [Stefanos Tsitsipas](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/stefanos-tsitsipas-who-he-really-is-tennis-majors-79893.html) advanced to his sixth final of 2022 when he came from a set down to beat Russian [Andrey Rublev](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/junior-roland-garros-slam-quarter-finals-fernando-vincente-ten-questions-you-might-have-about-andrey-rublev-302024.html), the No 5 seed, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the semi-finals of the Astana Open on Saturday.

Stefanos Tsitsipas reached his sixth tour-level final of the season Saturday when he earned a comeback win against Andrey Rublev at the Astana Open.

The third seed, who qualified for the [Nitto ATP Finals](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview) last week, is aiming to win his third tour-level title of the year in Astana, having triumphed in Monte Carlo and Mallorca. Tsitsipas is seeking his first ATP 500 title this week in Astana. They kept me in the game and gave me that hope.” In a tight first set, Rublev played the bigger points better, saving all three break points he faced to move ahead. “I hit with a lot of variation and mixing and it went my way towards the end,” Tsitsipas said in his on-court interview. “I kept pursuing those shots with a lot of passion and determination.

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It was an unfortunate end to what was shaping up to be one of the matches of the year. It was one of the most awaited contests on the ATP Tour as both the former World No.1 players met for the first time this year. After winning the first set 6-4, Medvedev lost the second set via a tie-breaker and immediately withdrew from the match.

Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in Astana on Saturday to reach his sixth final of the season.

The Greek third seed won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach his sixth final of the season. Like us on [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robo.ndtv.cricket&hl=en)or [iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/ndtv-cricket/id418320331?mt=8). "I played with more of an aggressive game style and didn't have anything by luck." On Sunday he will face the winner of the second semi-final between Wimbledon champion Djokovic and former world number one Medvedev. Stefanos Tsitsipas set up a final against either Novak Djokovic or Daniil Medvedev with a come-from-behind victory against Andrey Rublev in Astana on Saturday. Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in Astana on Saturday to reach his sixth final of the season.

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The 24-year-old Tsitsipas is seeking his first ATP 500 title this week in Astana. "I kept pursuing those shots with a lot of passion and determination. There were a few things I worked out," Tsitsipas said in his on-court interview.

Novak Djokovic advanced to the championship match on Saturday at the Astana Open after Daniil Medvedev retired from the pair's semi-final clash.

Victory at the ATP 500 would give Djokovic enough points to guarantee that he will be in the Top 20 of the Race on the Monday after the [Rolex Paris Masters](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/paris/352/overview). [Roland Garros](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview). It was also Djokovic’s first match against a Top 10 player on a hard court since the 2021 [Nitto ATP Finals](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview), where he fell to [Alexander Zverev](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview) in the semi-finals. “The conditions here are playing a bit slower, actually a lot slower than last week in Israel where I played, so I had to adjust and against a player like Daniil, you’re just not going to have many free points. Serving at 5-4 he raced out to 40/0 and took the set on his second opportunity. “We played a lot of drop shots once the balls got really big and fluffy and I couldn’t really penetrate through him," Djokovic said. Ultimately, he won the tie-break on yet another drop shot when Medvedev’s forehand lob sailed long. I would probably say he was a better player on the court in both sets. Medvedev’s retirement came moments after Djokovic had clinched a dramatic tie-break to level the match at 4-6, 7-6(6). The Serbian, who lifted his 89th tour-level crown in Tel Aviv last week, leads Tsitsipas 7-2 in their ATP Head2Head series. "It was such a close match, particularly in the second set. He told me that he pulled an adductor muscle in his leg.

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It was an amazing tiebreak, one where Djokovic went up 4-1 only to see Medvedev battle back to 5-5. It was match on except it wasn't as Medvedev abruptly retire from the match leaving Djokovic visibly disappointed and stunned. The Russian then missed a relatively easy volley on the net to go up 6-5 giving Djokovic a set point.

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"So here, on the second point of the tie-break, I felt a little strange pop in my adductor. "It's the second time in my life I retired like this with a pulled muscle," Medvedev explained. On the second point of the tie-break, I felt a strange pop in my adductor. "And during the tie-break, I felt I can play like five, 10 more points but that's it. "It's the second time in my life I retired like this with a pulled muscle. "It was such a close match, particularly in the second set.