Adrian Mannarino beats Andrey Rublev with late break in deciding set

Mannarino takes the opening set

Adrian Mannarino opened by taking the first set 6–4 against fourth seed Andrey Rublev. His flat groundstrokes, changes of pace and court coverage provided a different approach to the exchanges against Rublev’s baseline power.

The opening set gave Mannarino the advantage, but Rublev’s response took their Almaty round-of-16 match to three sets. Mannarino ultimately needed a deciding set to complete his victory on October 21.

Rublev forces a deciding set

Rublev moved closer to the baseline and increased his serving speed, while Mannarino countered by taking the ball early. Rublev won the second set 6–3, leveling the match at one set apiece and extending the contest.

Across the match, Rublev produced 13 aces to Mannarino’s six, though he also committed three double faults to Mannarino’s one. Mannarino won 57 of his 74 first-serve points; Rublev won 43 of 61. Those totals covered all three sets, including the decider.

That put Mannarino’s first-serve success at about 77 percent, compared with roughly 70 percent for Rublev, despite Rublev finishing with more than twice as many aces.

Late break settles the decider

Mannarino applied pressure with consistent, precise placement in the final set. A late break secured it 6–3 and completed the win. He also became the first player in the event’s history to reach four quarterfinals.

Mannarino converted two of nine break points and saved five of the six he faced. Rublev converted one of six and saved seven of nine. Mannarino held 13 of 14 service games, while Rublev held 12 of 14, leaving Mannarino with one more break over the completed match.