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Rublev edged Schwartzman last week in the Laver Cup at Boston,
winning 11-9 in an extended tiebreaker that stood in for the
third set after the players split the first two sets. Rublev
helped Team Europe win the Laver Cup.
Up next for Rublev is a semifinal matchup against Great
Britain's Cameron Norrie, who cruised past fourth-seeded Denis
Shapovalov of Canada 6-3, 6-1.
The final two semifinalists were due to be determined Friday
night. Second-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway was set to oppose
Lorenzo Songeo of Italy, and Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria was
ready to face Aslan Karatsev of Russia.
Sofia Open
Italy's Jannik Sinner, the tournament's top seed, overcame a
slow start in both sets to emerge with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over
Australia's James Duckworth in the quarterfinals at Sofia,
Bulgaria.
Duckworth won the first three games of the match and had a
chance to seal the opening set while serving at 5-4, but Sinner
rallied to pull level. Sinner took the opening four points in
the tiebreaker, which he closed out on his third set point.
Duckworth broke serve again to open the second set, but he
dropped his final two service games to end the match. Sinner
moves on to a semifinal match against fifth-seeded Serbian Filip
Krajinovic, who topped Poland's Kamil Majchrzak 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
The other semifinal will feature second-seeded Gael Monfils of
France, a 6-2, 6-2 winner over Italy's Gianluca Mager, and the
United States' Marcos Giron, who upset eighth-seeded John
Millman of Australia 6-4, 6-2.
--Field Level Media
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