ABU DHABI: The final of the 14th Mubadala World Tennis Championship promises to be a thrilling affair between defending champion Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas following a scintillating day of semifinal action at the International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City, in Abu Dhabi.
In the first semifinal match of the day, World No. 4 Tsitsipas, the 2021 French Open finalist, overcame World No. 3 Casper Ruud 6-2, 6-2, to book his spot in the final.
With the Tennis Village and stadium court in full swing, Tsitsipas put on a gutsy performance and showed dominance all through the match.
After losing the first set, Ruud tried to come out fighting in set two, but Greek star Tsitsipas secured successive breaks in the fifth and seventh games in a five-game run to wrap up victory.