Andrey Rublev qualifié pour la finale du Masters 1000 de Madrid

andrey rublev qualifié pour la finale du masters 1000 de madrid

Andrey Rublev à Madrid. (J. Medina/Reuters)

Tombeur sans trembler de l’Américain Taylor Fritz (6-4, 6-3), le Russe Andrey Rublev s’est qualifié pour sa cinquième finale en Masters 1000. Il affrontera le vainqueur de la rencontre entre Félix Auger-Aliassime et Jiri Lehecka pour viser un deuxième titre dans la catégorie après sa victoire à Monte-Carlo l’an dernier.

Andrey Rublev n’a pas traîné pour rallier à Madrid sa cinquième finale en Masters 1000. Nettement plus efficace que l’Américain Taylor Fritz sur terre battue, le Russe classé 8e mondial s’est imposé en deux sets (6-4, 6-3) et 1h12 de jeu. Dimanche, il affrontera en finale le vainqueur de la rencontre opposant Félix Auger-Aliassime et Jiri Lehecka pour tenter de soulever son deuxième trophée dans la catégorie après celui de Monte-Carlo l’an dernier.

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S’appuyant sur un pourcentage de premières balles impeccable (75 %), Rublev n’a jamais été vraiment inquiété sur son service malgré un échange de break en début de partie. Plus solide dans tous les compartiments du jeu, sa force de frappe et sa vitesse de bras ont privé Fritz de temps pour s’organiser sur une surface qu’il maîtrise nettement moins bien que le dur.

Après un match émaillé de huit jeux blancs, dont les trois derniers, le public madrilène, déjà refroidi par le forfait de Jannik Sinner et l’abandon de Daniil Medvedev la veille, aura sûrement été frustré par un spectacle sans suspens et décevant. Rublev, qui restait sur une victoire lors des cinq dernières rencontres face à l’Américain, n’en espérait pas tant après avoir enchaîné trois défaites d’affilée à Miami, Monte-Carlo et Barcelone. La sortie du tunnel arrive à point nommé à trois semaines de Roland-Garros.

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