Halle: Rublev advances to final, will face Bublik for title

Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 3 seed, moved into the final of Halle by beating Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, the No 8 seed, 6-3, 6-4 at the Owl Arena/Gerry-Weber-Stadion on Saturday.

Rublev, ranked No 7, will play Kazakh Alexander Bublik next.

SF King 👑@AndreyRublev97 defeats RBA 6-3 6-4 and improves to 4-0 in SFs this season 💥@ATPHalle #TWO23 pic.twitter.com/Nk3Wtu4ucD

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 24, 2023

Rublev has won all four semi-finals he has played so far this season.

He now returns to the final, which he last reached back in 2021 when he lost to Ugo Humbert.

Rublev – also known as “Rublo” – will feature in September’s UTS Frankfurt.

Ahead of his victory, the Russian won against Chinese Yibing Wu (6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2), German wildcard Yannick Hanfmann (7-6 (6), 6-3) and Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor (3-6, 6-3, 6-4).

Bautista Agut, ranked No 23, defeated Italian lucky loser Andrea Vavassori (6-3, 6-4), American Brandon Nakashima (7-5, 7-6 (2)) and Russian Daniil Medvedev, the top seed (7-5, 7-6 (3)) earlier in the tournament.

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Halle ATP500, other semi-final result (Owl Arena/Gerry-Weber-Stadion, grass, EUR 2.195.175):

• Alexander Bublik beat Alexander Zverev (9): 6-3, 7-5