SF Dubai Tennis Championships 2021

Aslan Karatsev #42 def. Andrey Rublev #8

6-2 4-6 6-4

Aslan Karatsev defeated Andrey Rublev 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 19, 2021*
Tournament: Dubai Tennis Championships
Edition: 2021
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 12m

Match Statistics

Stat	Aslan Karatsev	Andrey Rublev
Aces	7	5
Double faults	6	2
First serve %	56.0%	53.0%
First serve points won %	78.0%	66.0%
Second serve points won %	54.0%	48.0%
Break points saved %	50.0%	75.0%
Break points converted %	25.0%	50.0%
Service points won %	68.0%	58.0%
Return points won %	42.0%	32.0%
Total points won %	53.0%	47.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Aslan Karatsev	Andrey Rublev
Country	RUS	RUS
Birth date	Sep 4, 1993	Oct 20, 1997
Age	27	23
Height	185 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	42	8
Ranking points (entering)	1,395	5,011
Elo (entering)	1,893	2,167
Current career W-L	79–87	377–217
Current career earnings	$5,404,762	$34,046,561

Pre-match H2H

Aslan Karatsev #42 0 – 0 Andrey Rublev #8

Path

Aslan Karatsev's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jannik Sinner #32	6-7(5) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 2021	QF
Lorenzo Sonego #37	3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 18, 2021	R16
Daniel Evans #28	6-4 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 17, 2021	R32
Egor Gerasimov #77	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 16, 2021	R64

Aslan Karatsev's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lloyd Harris #81	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 2021	F

Andrey Rublev's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marton Fucsovics #44	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 2021	QF
Taylor Fritz #30	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 18, 2021	R16
Emil Ruusuvuori #87	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 17, 2021	R32