Russian players most likely won't be able to be supported by home stands for years/decades or for the rest of their active careers. That is more sweet to hear how Andrey was supported today
Rublev after beating Tsitsipas to reach Doha SF
“Why are you so good here in Doha?”
Andrey: “I don’t know. I don’t think that I’m good only in Doha…”
“Everywhere.”
Andrey: “That’s better” 😂😂😂
Andrey Rublev after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in Doha
“Stefanos is one of the best players. He’s been proving that for many years. He had amazing results. We’ve known each other for a long, long time. The game is very simple. He likes to dictate with the forehand. I like to dictate with the forehand. It was whoever is gonna do it first. As soon as he was taking the forehand, I was in danger. As soon as I was taking the forehand, he was in danger. It was more who was taking the lead and stuff to dictate.”
Rublev d. Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(2)
Andrey reaches back-to-back Doha semifinals.
8th straight win here...
✅5th Doha SF
✅7-2 in 2026
Zero sets dropped this week..
The defending champ is taking care of business
You do not want to run into this version of Andrey
❤