Neither a set lead, nor a break in the second set, nor a break in the third set - nothing was enough for the Russian Andrei Rublev.
The Norwegian Kasper Rud, a debutant at the ATP finals, who celebrated in Turin after a big upset - 2:6, 7:5, 7:6, goes to the semi-finals of the Final Masters, sensationally.
Rud, the eighth ranked tennis player in the world, will play in the semi-finals against Russian Danilo Medvedev, while the other semi-final pair consists of Novak Djokovic and Aleksandar Zverev.
Group competitions will be completed tonight, but the clash between Djokovic and the British Cameron Norrie has no competitive significance.
It was a classic tennis "suicide" by Rublev, who, after easily and effectively winning the first set, was the first to break in the next two, but Rud had an answer both times - he was calmer, more composed in the decisive moments, although less experienced at that level , and he used the first match point to celebrate a great victory with an ace,
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