On the first day of the competition, the young Russian showed great form when he defeated Marin Cilic and Danilo Petrovic. Today, Rublev needed to only defeat Alexander Zverev in order to be able to play the final at the Adria Tour in Zadar.

And he was showing that he wants to do that from the start of the match. Rublev converted his 5th breakpoint in the first set to win it 4-2. He continued to show great tennis also in the second set as he has won it 4-1 and booked the spot in the final.