Jack Draper announced he has withdrawn from the upcoming Dubai Open on Sunday to "prioritise recovery," the day after his three-set defeat to Andrey Rublev in the Qatar Open final.
Four of the top-seeded players of the Qatar Open advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Alex de Minaur, Andrey Rublev, Daniil Medvedev, and Jack Draper won their matches in straight sets. Top-seeded player Carlos Alcaraz can join them among the last eight later if he beats Italy’s Luca Nardi.
Jack Draper and Andrey Rublev will meet for the fourth time, and first time since 2023, in Saturday's Doha final. Photo Source: TTV After recent struggles, Andrey Rublev appears to have resumed his climb up the ATP rankings.
I'm happy it happened today.” The ninth-ranked Rublev had won the Dubai title in 2022. On Saturday, he beat Jack Draper to win the Qatar Open. Also Tuesday, top-seeded Daniil Medvedev beat Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4,
Andrey Rublev won the title at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for the second time on Saturday, defeating Great Britain's Jack Draper 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 in Doha.
Russian Andrey Rublev was given a tough test early on, but finished in style to beat Britain's eight seed Jack Draper 7-5 5-7 6-1 and win the Qatar Open on Saturday.
Andrey Rublev credited his mental approach after beating Jack Draper 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 to win the Qatar Open for the second time Saturday. It was Rublev’s third three-set win in three days. The Russian also dropped the second set in his two previous matches against Alex de Minaur and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
British number one Jack Draper was beaten in three sets by Andrey Rublev in the Qatar Open final. Draper was seeking a third career ATP Tour title but lost 7-5 5-7 6-1 to the world number 10 in Doha.
No. 5 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia advanced to face No. 8 Jack Draper of Great Britain in the final of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open after each player won his respective semifinal match Friday in Doha.
Jack Draper (No. 16 ranking) will face Andrey Rublev (No. 10) in the final at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Saturday, February 22.Draper is favored (-135) to win the tournament against Rublev
Former winner Andrey Rublev reached the final of the Qatar Open on Friday with a 7-5 4-6 7-6(5) win over Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime, and will meet Jack Draper in the decider after the Briton beat Czech Jiri Lehecka.
British number one Jack Draper reaches the final of the Qatar Open with a 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 victory against Jiri Lehecka.