Bastad (Sweden), July 14 (UNI) Russia’s Andrey Rublev defeated Federico Coria 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(2) to reach the quarterfinals at the Nordea Open, here on Thursday. The second seed, who is making his debut in Bastad, was made to work hard against the resilient Co- ria in windy conditions.
In a topsy-turvy clash, Rublev recovered from squandering a 5-3 lead in the third set as he raised his intensity in the tie-break, hit- ting through the Argentine to advance after two hours and 36 minutes in their first ATP head-to-head meeting. “The conditions were extremely tough to play in. To show a great level,” Rublev said in his on-court interview.” In the end, I am happy that I won. Federico played really well today, especially in the third set when he raised the level.
It was really tough to play against, but I am really happy to win,” he added. The 24-year-old will next face Laslo Djere after the Serbian defeated Swiss qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler 7-5, 6-2 to advance to his third tour-level quarter-final of the season. Rublev is aiming to capture his fourth tour-level title of the season this week at the clay-court event, having lifted trophies in Marseille, Dubai, and Belgrade. Follow- ing his win over last yea’s finalist Coria, the World No 8 now holds a 9-0 record at ATP 250 tournaments in 2022
