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Patna : World No 7 Andrey Rublev, 23, Russia, and World No 31 Ugo Humbert, 22, France, will clash in the final of ATP 500 Noventi Open ( Halle Open) at Halle, Germany, a Grass Courts event, on June 20, 2021.
Fourth seed Andrey Rublev beat qualifier and World No 30 Nikoloz Basilashvili, 28, Georgia, in a three-set battle 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in semi-final in 1hr 50 minutes. Rublev won 3 break points in the match to 1 by Basilashvili. He also won 5 games in a row during the match to 3 by the Georgian. The Russian fired 6 ACes in the match to 8 by the Georgian. Rublev won 36 receiving points to 24 by Basilashvili. The Russian, in all, won90 points during the match to 73 by Basulashvili.
World No 31 Humbert edged past World No 21 Felix Auger Aliassime, 20, Canada, in a three-set battle in semi-final 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 in 2hr 33 minutes overcoming 14 Aces hammered by the Canadia. Humbert fired 8 Aces. Both the players won 3 break points each in the match. Aliassime won 5 games in a row to 3 by Humbert. Aliassime, in all, won 105 points during the match to 98 by the FRenchman.