Rublev Beats De Minaur, Alcaraz Stunned at Qatar Open

DOHA: Andrey Rublev saved one match point and needed eight of his own to subdue Alex de Minaur 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (8) in the Qatar Open quarterfinals on Thursday. The Russian fifth seed wasted a 5-2 lead in the last set against the Australian second seed, who forced the tiebreak with remarkable scrambling.

But after 2 1/2 hours, Rublev was through to his fourth semifinals in Doha, where he won the title in 2020.

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz was stunned by Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in another quarterfinal today.

Moreover, Felix Auger Aliassime got walk over against Daniil Medvedev when he was leading 6-3. Agencies

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