Stat of the Day: Andrey Rublev has now won 7 of his last 9 matches against Top 3 players

In a win-or-go-home round-robin clash at the ATP Finals on Friday night, Andrey Rublev battled back to defeat Stefanos Tsitsipas, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, and move through to the semifinals of the season-ending championships for the first time in his career.

His victory over the No. 3-ranked Greek continued an incredible trend for the Russian, too: he’s now won seven of his last nine matches against Top 3 players, a stretch that dates back to 2019.

He started his career 0-3 against the elite, and has gone 7-2 since.

RUBLEV'S CAREER RECORD VS TOP 3 PLAYERS: 7-5
l. to No. 1 Murray in 2017 Australian Open 2nd Rd, 6-3, 6-0, 6-2
l. to No. 1 Nadal in 2017 US Open QFs, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
l. to No. 3 Dimitrov in 2018 Australian Open 3rd Rd, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
d. No. 3 Federer in 2019 Cincinnati 3rd Rd, 6-3, 6-4
d. No. 3 Thiem in 2020 Vienna QFs, 7-6 (5), 6-2
l. to No. 2 Nadal in 2020 ATP Finals RR, 6-3, 6-4
d. No. 3 Thiem in 2020 ATP Finals RR, 6-2, 7-5
d. No. 3 Nadal in 2021 Monte Carlo QFs, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
d. No. 2 Medvedev in 2021 Cincinnati SFs, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 2021 ATP Finals RR, 6-3, 6-2
d. No. 1 Djokovic in 2022 Belgrade F, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-0
d. No. 3 Tsitsipas in 2022 ATP Finals RR, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

Awaiting Rublev in the semifinals in Turin will be No. 4-ranked Casper Ruud. Rublev leads their head-to-head, 4-1, but Ruud’s win came in their last meeting—and it was right here at the ATP Finals a year ago, the Norwegian claiming a 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5) victory.