Rublev through to last-eight meeting with Zverev in Bastad with straight-sets win over Kotov

Second seed Andrey Rublev is through to the quarter-finals in Bastad – his eighth of the year and third on clay.

He did it by beating Pavel Kotov 6-3, 7-6 (4) in just over an hour and a half.

Andrey advances 👉

He moves past Kotov 6-3, 7-6 to take his place in the quarter-finals ✨@NordeaOpen | #NordeaOpen pic.twitter.com/G01Fxr1V95

— ATP Tour (@atptour) July 20, 2023

The Russian now has a 15-4 record on clay so far this year, which includes a run to the title in Monte-Carlo.

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