Tennis-Rublev advances to first grasscourt semi-final of career at Halle

[ASFN Admin]

HALLE (Reuters) -Fourth seed Andrey Rublev moved into the semi-finals of a grasscourt tournament for the first time in his career after beating Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(4) 6-2 at the ATP Tour 500 event in Halle on Friday. Rublev, 23, is the only seed left in the tournament after the likes of Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev and Roger Federer made early exits. Russian Rublev fired nine aces, 29 winners, won 82% of his first serve points and did not concede a single break point against the 2011 champion.

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