Andrey Rublev edged Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (5) to reach another Qatar Open final. The 10th-ranked Rublev needed four match points to close out No. 23 Auger-Aliassime for the sixth time in seven matchups.

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.

Andrey Rublev has dominated this match-up against Felix Auger-Aliassime, leading 5-1 in their head-to-head. Rublev’s last triumph against Aliassime was at the 2024 Madrid Open.

Felix Auger-Aliassime will take on Andrey Rublev in the Qatar ExxonMobil Open semifinals on Friday, 1.Auger-Aliassime moved on to the semifinals after his most recent match finished in a

Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the second round of the Qatar Open tennis tournament with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) win over French qualifier Quentin Halys on Tuesday. After both players held serve throughout the deciding set, Auger Aliassime pulled away in the tiebreaker and converted match point on return.

Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime had his comeback attempt fall just short in a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (5) loss to Andrey Rublev on Friday in the semifinals of the Qatar Open. Down 6-3 in the third-set tiebreaker,