Tennis: Karatsev beats Rublev to reach first ATP final in Dubai

Karatsev lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semi-finals AFP/Paul CROCKDUBAI: Aslan Karatsev battled past fellow Russian Andrey Rublev in Dubai on Friday to continue his dream season and reach his maiden ATP singles final.

He ended second seed Rublev's 23-match winning streak in ATP 500-level tournaments to become the first wildcard to make the Dubai final since Thomas Muster in 1997.It will be his first ATP singles final, having won his maiden ATP title playing with Rublev in the Doha doubles tournament last week. But Karatsev was not to be denied, as he moved into a double-break lead at 5-2, before holding off a dramatic Rublev fightback.Advertisement

The 24-year-old Harris is the first qualifier to make the final at the tournament, having taken out US Open champion Dominic Thiem and Kei Nishikori in previous rounds."Being a set and 2-4 down is mentally and physically a little bit troublesome for me, but I found my best tennis from there. I am just extremely happy with the result right now."

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