Russian Andrey Rublev beat Canadian Denis Shapovalov 7-6 (5), 3-6 and 6-4, and achieved the pass to the final of the Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament, in which he will face the winner of the clash between the Spanish Rafael Nadal and the British Andy Murray.
Rublev, the fifth player in the world and recent winner of the Davis Cup with Russia in Madrid, took two hours and twenty minutes to overcome the North American for the third time in five games, who reached the semifinal of this competition after beating the American on Thursday Taylor Fritz.
The Russian will play the final of the so-called ‘Mubadala Tennis World Championship’ on Saturday against the winner of the match between Rafael Nadal, who returns to the courts after being separated from the competition since last August, and the British Andy Murray, who on Thursday surpassed his commitment to his compatriot Daniel Evans.
