Rublo Andrey Rublev vs El Peque Diego Schwartzman | UTS London Grand Final Highlights скачать в хорошем качестве

Rublo Andrey Rublev vs El Peque Diego Schwartzman | UTS London Grand Final Highlights

Rublo has defeated El Peque in a terrific sudden death match in Group A of the UTS Grand Final, winning the encounter 15-13, 12-13, 13-12, 10-16, 4-3. With both men playing their second match of the day at the UTS Grand Final in London, the clash produced a tennis of the highest calibre. Very little separated the two, and while El Peque seemed to be the one with the cooler head, it was ultimately the aggressive, risk-taking play of Rublo that saw the Russian prevail and come within range of the Final Four already. The opening quarter began in relatively sedate fashion, with a Rublo fault. The pair tested each other out, tentatively trading shots in the opening exchanges. It was Rublev who first pulled ahead, building a 7-3 lead across the first three minutes. However, Schwartzman found his mojo with an excellent retrieval of a Rublev volley, hunting the ball down before passing his opponent. This burst of energy saw the Argentinian go on a mid-quarter tear, racing out to a 9-7 lead with six consecutive points. Heading into the final minute of the quarter, it all came down to the “next point counts three” cards. El Peque played his on return and faulted, handing Rublo a 13-9 lead. The Russian followed up immediately with his own, and had the point all but won with a short ball on top of the net, before he butchered the opportunity by spraying the ball long. With quarter point coming at 15-13, the quarter hung in the balance–particularly when El Peque won the first quarter point with a ripping forehand. At 14-13, Rublo showed his big match credentials, however, sealing the quarter to go up 1-0. In the second, it was Schwartzman who pushed out to an early lead, moving ahead 6-3 in the opening exchanges. Rublo quickly drew back into the quarter, however, returning the score to 6-6. Again, it was jaw-dropping winners that helped Rublo gain ascendancy, blasting a forehand with scores level to nudge ahead in the quarter. This time, the defining point of the quarter was an incredible 24-shot rally at 9-9. With Schwartzman’s card played, an enormous big baseline exchange ensued. El Peque finished off the rally with a brilliant winner. Getting himself up 12-9 with time almost up on the clock, it seemed the quarter was Schwartzman’s. More twists and turns remained though, as Rublo hit straight back with his own card, squaring up the quarter at 12-12 heading into quarter point. The second quarter would finish the way the match began, however, with Rublo faulting to tie up the match at one quarter each. With his opportunity of winning to love and qualifying for the Final Four out the door, the anger from Rublo’s side was evident across the third quarter. Points unfolded in similarly tight fashion, with neither player able to build a significant lead. Both cards were defended, with Rublo again butchering a shot on top of the net in horrific fashion. A meltdown ensued, with Rublev smashing his racquet on his leg multiple times, appearing to have lost the plot. That is, until he won the next two points and closed out the quarter. Just like that, Rublo was ahead 2-1 after a quarter that felt like everything had gone against the Russian. The Argentinian made up for his third quarter errors in the fourth quarter, however, powering past Rublo 16-10 to keep himself in the match and force sudden death. The Russian capitalising on a plethora of errors from Schwartzman to win the match in a back and forth sudden death. Rublev now moves within touching distance of the Final Four, and will qualify if The Rebel loses later this evening. Chapters: 0:19 - First quarter 02:50 - Second quarter 06:12 - Third quarter 09:52 - Fourth quarter 12:54 - Sudden death #uts #utstour #tennis #utslondon #andreyrublev #diegoschwartzman #london