Loss in three sets: Rublev lost to Tsitsipas in the Roland Garros quarterfinals

Andrei Rublev completed his performance at Roland Garros.

In the quarterfinals, the Russian tennis player lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets.

The match ended with a score of 7: 5, 6: 3, 6: 2 in favor of the sixth racket of the world.

In the semifinals, the Greek tennis player will play against the winner of the meeting between Novak Djokovic and Pablo Carreño-Busta.

Rublev and Tsitsipas recently sorted out the relationship on the court.

Just a week and a half ago, when the first matches at Roland Garros had already started, they met in the final of the tournament in Hamburg.

That match clearly demonstrated that in France they will have the most serious ambitions.

In the course of the three-set duel, both tennis players had matchballs, but Rublev realized his chance.

He went to Paris with the title and the ongoing winning streak, and Tsitsipas - with the intention of reaching the quarterfinals and trying to take revenge.

Interestingly, both young players even started at Roland Garros the same way.

Rublev lost the first two sets to Sam Querry, and Tsitsipas also started the match with Haume Munar.

As a result, they managed to recoup and go to the second round, after which they already continued their way towards each other, without encountering serious resistance from their rivals.

The Greek, however, was a little more fortunate - due to the refusal of Aliage Bedene in the 1/16 finals, he spent less time on the court than Rublev.

From the very beginning the quarterfinals were held in a bitter struggle.

Tsitsipas earned a break point in the second game, Rublev responded in kind in the third, but both never missed their serve.

Then the Russian began to drag out the rallies, and this immediately gave a result.

In the next three games Tsitsipas won only one point, thanks to which Rublev was able to lead with a break.

The seventh game initially did not differ from the previous ones.

Rublev played energetically, chasing the opponent around the court, but with the score 15:30 Tsitsipas was able to pull himself together and hold the serve.

From that moment on, mistakes in his performance became a very rare occurrence, and Rublev's game suddenly went wrong.

He had a great chance to serve for the set, but he literally gave Tsitsipas four points in a row with his inaccurate punches and unsuccessful attempts to outwit the opponent.

The Greek seized the initiative and won two more games, not allowing the first set to be played in a tie-break.

In the second set, long draws were more beneficial for Tsitsipas.

Rublev for some time, due to a powerful feed, tried to reduce them and gain quick points.

After both tennis players won two games each, the Russian took the lead with a score of 30: 0 on someone else's serve, but Tsitsipas did not allow a break, and then a breakdown happened in Rublev's game.

He had already stopped keeping up with the ball, and Tsitsipas's exits to the net almost guaranteed him points.

In the next two games, Rublev won only one rally with the help of an ace - on the court he could not do anything with the powerful blows of the opponent.

After that, the Russian still tried to save the game with the score 2: 5 on his serve, but two mistakes in a row nullified all efforts.

Tsitsipas in the second set won all his exits to the net and lost only one point on his second serve - Rublev simply had nothing to oppose to such a game.

In the third game, the difference in the physical form of the two tennis players reached its maximum extent.

Tsitsipas took his serve under zero for the third time in a row, and Rublev only barely kept his serve.

In the fifth game, from another mistake, the Russian lost his nerves, and he indignantly threw the racket to the ground.

This emotional release was not enough, and he lost the game on his serve.

Rublev had the only chance to win - if suddenly Tsitsipas gave the match himself, as happened recently to him in the third round of the US Open.

But the Greek only got stronger with each game.

On serving, he was impeccable and as a result gave only three points for the entire third set.

Tsitsipas was already leading with a break and could calmly finish the fight, allowing Rublev to save face in his games.

As a result, he became the first Greek tennis player to reach the semi-finals of Roland Garros.

For Rublev, the ground major was generally successful.

Previously, he did not win a single match in Paris, and now, for the second time in a month, he reached the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam tournament.

Next week, he will enter the top ten of the ATP rankings for the first time in his career, unless Carreño-Busta makes it to the final.

In terms of points, Rublev will lose quite a bit to the eighth line, which you need to climb within a month to get to the ATP Final Tournament in London.