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Andrey Rublev is chasing his thirteenth tour-level title this week in Dubai.
Second seed faces Djokovic or Medvedev in ultimate
Andrey Rublev recorded his first victory over Alexander Zverev in his sixth try Friday to maneuver to inside one win of defending his Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title.
The second seed, who saved 5 match factors earlier this week towards Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, had not received a set in his 5 earlier conferences towards seventh-seeded German Zverev. However, Rublev flipped the script with a clean-hitting efficiency on the ATP 500 occasion, saving one set level within the second set to triumph 6-3, 7-6(9) after one hour and 58 minutes.
Rublev is aiming to turn into the third repeat champion in Dubai, becoming a member of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. The 25-year-old, who defeated Jiri Vesely in final 12 months’s ultimate, will face prime seed Djokovic or third seed Daniil Medvedev in his first championship match of the season.
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