Rublev has had an eventful week. He edged Alex De Minaur 10-8 in a third-set tiebreaker, but it took him eight match points to do it. Then he edged Felix Auger Aliassime 7-5 in a third-set tiebreaker, in a match that finished with a whirlwind of fast-paced play and go-for-broke shots.

Sometimes you just to have stop worrying. Stop strategizing. Stop thinking too much. Stop playing it safe. Stop weighing the percentages. That’s the stage Andrey Rublev had reached as he began the third set of his final with Jack Draper in Doha on Saturday.

Andrey Rublev maintained his supremacy over Jack Draper in the Dubai final, achieving a challenging 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 win to earn his second career title at the Qatar Open. Draper sought a third career ATP Tour title but lost 7-5,