The meeting lasted 1 hour 37 minutes and ended with a score of 3:6, 6:7 (2:7).
The Russian athlete managed to impose a fight on the legendary opponent, but he turned out to be more confident when playing on the first serve (82% of points won against 68%), which played a decisive role.
In the quarterfinals, the first racket of the world will play with the Czech tennis player Jiri Vesely, who defeated the Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Aguta.
Earlier it was reported that Andrei Rublev reached the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament in Dubai.