Dominic Thiem

Andrey Rublev played in another semi-final this week but unlike Astana where he lost, here he was able to get the win over Thiem 6-4 6-4.

Rublev set himself up to pressure Thiem quite a bit at 5-4 and he was able to carve out a break point. It was a solid match overall but Rublev proved better once more against Thiem who has now lost three times in a row to the Russian. It worked for a while but Rublev got broke at 5-3 when serving for the set.

Dominic Thiem fell short of reaching the Gijon Open final on Saturday, as Andrey Rublev closed in on a fourth title of the year.

Andrey Rublev broke in the last game of both sets beating Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-4 to reach his fourth final of the season at the Gijon Open. Photo credit: Gijon ...

He helped me a bit and I was able in the end to finish the set 6-4 and then I start to feel a bit more confidence. Rublev edged Korda 7-5, 7-6(7) in their lone meeting at the 2021 Miami Open quarterfinals. Holding his ground, Rublev ripped a forehand pass crosscourt creating the first break for 3-1. Firing his fourth ace and thumping a smash, Rublev stamped his second straight love hold for 5-2. At the end I was able to win in two sets, which is the most important thing and yeah we'll see what's gonna happen next." Thiem sent a backhand long to face double set point. "And it's not easy to accept that way, but I was lucky. One more final and we'll see what's gonna happen next and then it's gonna be important tournaments the end of the year and then we'll see if I will qualify for the finals or not. Rublev is currently in "I'll try to show my best tennis of the week some more. On match point, Thiem scraped out a terrific low backhand volley off his shoelaces. Eight men qualify for the season-ending event.

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The top seed at Gijon served 10 aces in his first match, and four in his second. The 29-year-old also excelled at the Rennes Challenger, where he came in second place to Ugo Humbert. If the Russian can show early aggression and seize his opportunities, he has a good chance of defeating Thiem for the fourth time in a row. He was the top seed in the competition. Rublev leads Thiem 3-2 in their head-to-head contest. At Kitzbuhel and Bastad, he also made it to the final eight.