In Gijon Open 2022, Andrey Rubleev and Dominic Thiem are the two most notable names. With the current ranking, RubleV is the No. 1 seed in the men's singles. Meanwhile, Thiem is on the journey to find the peak performance after a long time struggling with injury.
Due to the same branch, Rubleev and Thiem have a encounter in the semi -finals. Earlier, Thiem defeated Francisco Cerundolo, while RubleV surpassed Tommy Paul in the quarterfinals.
This match, RubleV has a good start. After successfully protecting the first 2 games of the serve, the Russian player won the Break first in Game 3 and quickly took the 4-1 leading. This game, Thiem saved 1 break-point but failed for the third time.
Being taken quite deep, Thiem played full of effort. In game 9 hinges, the Austrian player excelled in reclaiming the break successfully. This is the game he leads up to 40-0 and has 3 chances to win the break-point.
However, Thiem did not keep the advantage. Immediately after reclaiming the break, he lost the break into the hands of Rubleev for the second time. The Russian player then closed set 1 with a 6-4 victory.
Set 2, Rubleev is still the one who holds the initiative. Two players create a fairly balanced game when successfully defending their serve games. However, at the decision time, Rukeev was still more brave.
Accordingly, the Russian player continues to win the break in game 10 to finish the set with a 6-4 victory. This result also helps the No. 1 seed to officially win tickets to play the final. His opponent is Sebastian Korda.
