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Tsitsipas serves warning to Australian Open rivals - CtrlF.XYZ

Tsitsipas serves warning to Australian Open rivals

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World No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas served a informing to his Australian Open rivals by winning the Mubadala World Tennis Championship successful Abu Dhabi connected Monday (AEDT).

Greek superstar Tsitsipas bushed defending champion Andrey Rublev of Russia 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 successful the last aft antecedently downing Norway's Casper Ruud and Great Britain's Cameron Norrie.

Rublev appeared to person momentum connected his broadside aft taking the 2nd acceptable and past cruising to a 40-15 vantage connected service successful the archetypal crippled of the 3rd set.

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The satellite No.8 past severely mislaid his way, committing aggregate errors arsenic Tsitsipas broke service and ne'er looked back.

"It was great, I felt precise escaped connected the court, I was covering the tribunal overmuch better," Tsitsipas said.

"My service was precise consistent, which helped a lot. I cognize it's an accumulation and I privation to beryllium playing similar this successful ATP events, but regardless, I spot it arsenic a large affirmative and hopefully I tin support gathering successful this way."

Rublev besides had plentifulness to beryllium satisfied with aft upsetting satellite No.1 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain successful the semi-finals connected the backmost of triumph implicit Croatia's Borna Coric.

"I consciousness large astir the week," Rublev said.

"All the players are present to play against apical players, to consciousness the tension, to consciousness the ambiance and emotions earlier the season.

"I've said before, usually I look guys similar Tsitsipas and Alcaraz successful the quarter-finals and semi-finals but present I play them consecutive away, truthful it helps to hole for the season."

Attention present turns to the World Tennis League successful Dubai from December 20-25.

Nick Kyrgios, Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek are among the large names successful action, with each lucifer streaming ad-free, unrecorded and exclusive connected Stan Sport.

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