The meeting lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes and ended with a score of 7: 6 (7: 5), 3: 6, 6: 4 in favor of the fifth racket of the world.
In the final, the Russian will play either with the 20-time champion of the Grand Slam tournaments Spaniard Rafael Nadal, or with the three-time winner of the “Majors” Briton Andy Murray.
Earlier, the President of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev admitted that he wants to leave the post of captain of the national team.