DOHA: Russia’s Andrey Rublev defeated Corentin Moutet of France 6-2, 7-6 (7/3) to win the Qatar Open title on Saturday for a third career trophy and a place in the world top 20 for the first time. Rublev, 22, and ranked 23, dominated his world No 81 opponent who had stunned top seed and three-time major winner Stan Wawrinka in the semi-finals.
“There is still much to work on, but I’m happy to become a top 20 player,” said Rublev. “I think this is a good part of me, that I still have a lot of space to improve. I want to try to arrive to my maximum and then we’ll see what’s going to happen.”
Second seed Rublev, the 2018 runner-up in Doha, won his previous titles at Umag in 2017 and on home ground in Moscow last year. Agencies
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