{"id":439489,"date":"2023-07-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.7sport.net\/en\/news-single\/rublev-proceeds-to-1-4-finals-after-five-set-thriller-with-bublik\/"},"modified":"2023-07-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T04:00:00","slug":"rublev-proceeds-to-1-4-finals-after-five-set-thriller-with-bublik","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/rublev-proceeds-to-1-4-finals-after-five-set-thriller-with-bublik\/","title":{"rendered":"Rublev proceeds to 1\/4 finals after five-set thriller with Bublik"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Andrey Rublev defeated Alexander Bublik in a breathtaking, five-set encounter 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-4, which saw the Russian just edge out at the end.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Survive and advance!<\/p>\n<p>Andrey Rublev holds off the comeback attempt from Alexander Bublik. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iOn5YmsiVM\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/iOn5YmsiVM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 US Open Tennis (@usopen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usopen\/status\/1678071192580653057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rublev won the opening two sets and looked on his way to a comfortable victory at Center Court.<\/p>\n<p>However, a stubborn display from Bublik saw him come back after two very hard-fought sets, which went down to the wire n tie-breaks.<\/p>\n<p>In the deciding set it was all equal before the seventh seed pulled off one of the most spectacular shots in the penultimate point, which proved vital and secured him the game and therefore the match.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ANDREY RUBLEV STOP THAT  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wimbledon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Wimbledon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wimbledon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Wimbledon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JGI7o97Ex0\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/JGI7o97Ex0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tennis TV (@TennisTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisTV\/status\/1678071650795810818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was the most lucky shot ever,&#8221; said Rublev. &#8220;It was luck, nothing else. 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