Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev was defeated by the 18-year-old representative of the Czech Republic, Jakub Menšik, with scores of 4:6 and 6:7 in the quarter-final match of the ATP-250 tournament held in Doha (Qatar).
The duration of the meeting was 1 hour 36 minutes.
In the semi-finals, Menchik will face the winner of the match between French Gael Monfils and Hugo Humbert. In the second semi-final, Russian Karen Khachanov, who previously beat Emil Ruusuvuori, will face Alexey Popyrin from Australia.
The prize money of the Doha tournament is 1.4 million dollars.
Andrey Rublev, with 5105 points, ranks fifth in the updated rankings of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Menshik is ranked 116th. Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic continues to lead with 9855 points. Spanish Carlos Alcaraz ranks second with 9105 points. In third place is Italian Jannik Sinner (8270 points). He is followed by Daniil Medvedev, who rose from third place to fourth place (8265 points).
Previously reportedthat the former sixth racket of the world will work with Medvedev.