US Open: Andrey Rublev will play his sixth quarterfinal in the majors.© AFP
Andrey Rublev, overcoming a rain delay, advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open for the third time on Monday, surpassing Cameron Nori. The ninth-seeded Russian won 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 and will face either four-time champion Rafael Nadal or Frances Tiafoe of the United States for a place in the semi-finals. Rublev lost to Nadal in the quarterfinals in 2017 in New York. “It was two and a half hours, it was tough,” said 24-year-old Rublev, who needed four hours and five sets to beat Denis Shapovalov. Third round.
“Cameron and I, we’ve known each other for a long time. I knew I had to give my best.
“I played a good match. I was able to win in three sets so I am very happy,”
Rublev, who finished in the last-eight in New York in 2017 and 2020, will play in his sixth quarterfinal in the Majors, but has yet to advance.
Monday’s fourth round match was delayed by half an hour, as the roof of the Louis Armstrong Court was closed too late to prevent sudden rain.
However, the delay threw Rublev hard as he sealed the victory on the back of 11 aces and 30 winners.
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Seventh-seeded Nori was undone by 35 unforced errors.
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