While Wawrinka stunned Andrey Rublev in a superb display, he came from a set down to reach the last four twice breaking Rublev early in the second before leveling up. Spurning a match point, he sealed it at the second time of asking.
While in the other semi-final, it sees Cameron Norrie who saw off Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets face Taylor Fritz.
Norrie sealed a 6-4, 6-4 win over the Greek after the same scoreline earlier today against Nick Kyrgios and will now face Fritz who saw off Hubert Hurkacz after receiving a bye through to the Quarter-Finals. The final is on Sunday.
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𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐍! 😎
Stan Wawrinka is victorious over Andrey Rublev in the first quarter-final of the Diriyah Tennis Cup! 👏
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