Andrey Rublev saved one match point and needed eight of his own to subdue Alex de Minaur 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (8) in the Qatar Open quarterfinals. The tortuous journey to the win prompted Rublev to joke about de Minaur,

Andrey Rublev (No. 10 in the world) faces Alex de Minaur (No. 8) in the quarterfinals at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open.de Minaur is the favorite (-175) to get to the semifinals compared

Alex de Minaur had to save seven match points, and earned one of his own, before falling to defeat against his Australian Open conqueror Andrey Rublev at the Qatar Open.