Smoking hot Rublev wins Rotterdam Open
Russia’s Andrey Rublev has won four consecutive ATP 500 titles after beating Marton Fucsovics in the Rotterdam Open final.
Andrey Rublev – ATP 500 Rotterdam –
Andrey Rublev maintained his magnificent form by beating Marton Fucsovics in straight sets to win the Rotterdam Open.
Rublev won Sunday’s final 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 to claim his fourth consecutive ATP 500 title. The 23-year-old has now won each of his last seven ATP finals.
RUBLEV REIGNS IN ROTTERDAM!@AndreyRublev97 beats Fucsovics 7-6 6-4 to win the 2021 @abnamrowtt – his FOURTH consecutive ATP 500 title 🏆 pic.twitter.com/6kmlK6pjcn
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 7, 2021
The world number eight from Russia has now won 13 of his 14 matches this year, his only defeat coming against Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.
Rublev won 75 per cent of points on his first serve, winning the first set on a tie-break after saving four break points in the opening game.
Fucsovics was unable to turn it around in the second set, Rublev claiming his second win in three meetings with Fucsovics.
2️⃣0️⃣ ATP 500 wins (& counting…) 🔥
🎥: @TennisTV | @abnamrowtt pic.twitter.com/cJSk9Z1sD3
— ATP Tour (@atptour) March 7, 2021
Just the one break in the opening game of the second set was enough for Rublev to add to his victories in Hamburg, St. Petersburg and Vienna last year.
