US Open: Andrey Rublev will play in his sixth quarterfinal at the majors.© AFP
Andrey Rublev weathered the rain to overtake Cameron Norrie and reach the quarterfinals of the US Open for the third time on Monday. The Russian 9th seed won 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 and will face four-time champions Rafael Nadal or Frances Tiafoe of the United States for a place in the semifinals. Rublev lost to Nadal in the quarterfinals in New York in 2017. “It was two and a half hours, it was tough,” said 24-year-old Rublev, who needed four hours and five sets to get past Denis Shapovalov in the third round.
“Cameron and I, we’ve known each other for a long time. I know I have to do my best.
“I played a good game. I was able to win in three sets so I’m very happy,”
Rublev, who also made it to the last eight in New York in 2017 and 2020, will play in his sixth quarterfinal at the pro tournaments but has yet to progress further.
Monday’s round 4 clash was delayed by half an hour after the roof on Louis Armstrong Court was closed too late to prevent a sudden downpour of rain from hitting the surface.
However, this delay barely threw Rublev out of his stride as he made his mark of victory after 11 aces and 30 wins.
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Norrie, the seventh seed, was undone by 35 non-compulsory errors.
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