Unseeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan will face No. 3 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia in the Terra Wortmann Open final on Sunday in Halle, Germany.
Bublik advanced to his first career ATP 500 final with a 6-3, 7-5 victory against German favorite and No. 9 seed Alexander Zverev. Bublik hammered 14 aces and won 94 percent (32 of 34) of the points on his first serve in the 88-minute match.
Rublev eliminated No. 8 seed Roberto Bautista-Agut of Spain 6-3, 6-4 in Saturday’s other grass-court semifinal. Rublev struck 12 aces and saved five of six break points, finishing the one-hour, 41-minute match with 29 winners and just nine unforced errors.
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Top-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz advanced to his first grass-court final and can reclaim the No. 1 spot in the world rankings with a victory in London on Sunday against Alex de Minaur.
Alcaraz posted a 6-3, 6-4 win against Sebastian Korda in the semifinals, saving four of five break points and tallying 20 winners to only five unforced errors against the unseeded American. He won his only previous meeting against de Minaur in a three-set semifinal on clay last year in Barcelona.
The seventh-seeded Australian upset No. 2 Holger Rune of Denmark 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the Queen’s Club semifinals. He saved all three break points he faced, advancing after one hour and 40 minutes with 23 winners and nine unforced errors.
–Field Level Media
