DUBAI, February 29. /TASS/. Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev has reached semifinals of the 2024 ATP (the Association of Tennis Professionals) Dubai Open Tennis Championships.

His opponent, American Sebastian Korda (unseeded), pulled out of the match that ended 6-4, 4-3 as a win for Rublev (the second seed at the tournament). In the semifinal, Rublev will play Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik (the No. 7 seed).

Rublev, 26, is currently ranked 5th in the ATP World Rankings and has 15 ATP tournament titles to his name. He has also appeared in numerous Grand Slam tournaments, albeit never advancing beyond the quarterfinals. Rublev took home the gold at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in mixed doubles (with teammate Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova) and also won the 2021 Davis Cup as part of the Russian national team.

The 2024 Dubai Open Tennis tournament is an ATP 500 competition on the organization’s calendar and takes place at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai between February 26 and March 2.

The tournament is played on outdoor hard courts and offers over $2.9 million in prize money. Russia’s Daniil Medvedev is the reigning champion of the tournament.