Madrid Open—Madrid Spain
Rublev to Face Auger-Aliassime in Madrid Final
Friday’s action at the Madrid Open saw No. 7 seed Andrey Rublev reach Sunday’s final, defeating No. 12 seed Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3.
Needing one hour and nine minutes to advance, Rublev struck five aces, won 83 percent of his first serve points and broke serve on three occasions.
Improving to 4-5 against Fritz in lifetime meetings, Rublev will next face Felix Auger-Aliassime on the title on Sunday. The Canadian advanced to the finals after his opponent Jiri Lehecka was forced to retire at 3-all in the first set. The Czech star suffered a back injury and couldn’t continue.
Rublev will take a 4-1 head-to-head lead against Auger-Aliassime when they meet on Sunday.
Saturday schedule of play will feature the women’s final. Top seed Iga Swiatek will take on No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka.
Swiatek leads the series lead over Sabalenka 6-3. Sabalenka is the reigning Australian Open champion, while Swiatek is the defending French Open winner.
Watch all the action live this week from Madrid on Tennis TV.
Get ready for the year’s second Major today, with great tickets to the French Open in Paris. Rafael Nadal is set to play his most successful event for perhaps the last time in his career.