Asłan Karacew

[Damian]

Karatsev/Rublev Advance To Doha Doubles Final

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Three seeds fall in Marseille quarter-finals
Aslan Karatsev and Andrey Rublev, who helped Russia capture the ATP Cup title last month, advanced to the Qatar ExxonMobil Open doubles final on Thursday after they defeated Frenchmen Jeremy Chardy and Fabrice Martin 7-6(5), 7-6(2). The Russian team recovered from 1-4 down in the second set and saved two set points at 4-5.

They will play Marcus Daniell and Philipp Oswald, who defeated top-seeded Colombians Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 6-3, 6-4 in the semi-finals. Daniell and Oswald captured their first team trophy in October 2020 in Sardinia (d. Cabal/Farah).

Three Seeded Teams Beaten In Marseille
Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara scraped past top-seeded British brothers Ken Skupski and Neal Skupski 2-6, 6-4, 10-8 in the Open 13 Provence quarter-finals.

Americans Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow knocked out second-seeded Britons Luke Bambridge and Dominic Inglot 7-6(4), 7-6(5) and now face Dutchmen Sander Arends and David Pel, who beat Jonny O’Mara and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 6-4, 7-6(10). Arends and Pel saved three set points at 6/7, 7/8 and 8/9 in the second-set tie-break.

Top Seeds Reach Santiago Semi-finals
Top seeds Raven Klaasen and Ben McLachlan survived a late comeback from wild cards Nicolas Jarry and Leonardo Mayer in a 2-6, 7-5, 10-8 win at the Chile Dove Men+Care Open.

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[Damian]

Rublev/Karatsev Win Doha Doubles Title

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Russians oust in-form Daniell and Oswald in the final

Aslan Karatsev and Andrey Rublev have made waves on the singles court in recent months. But on Friday evening in Doha, they claimed a doubles title together.

The Russian ATP Cup teammates defeated in-form doubles pair Marcus Daniell and Philipp Oswald 7-5, 6-4 to win the Qatar ExxonMobil Open after one hour and 21 minutes.

"It's only my second [doubles] title, so it's a great feeling," Rublev said. "We'll see how I'm going to do in Dubai. Now I'm focussed on next week and I hope I can show good tennis there."

Karatsev and Rublev had never played a tournament together before this ATP 250. They competed as a duo in one match at the ATP Cup, losing in straight sets. The unseeded pair had no such difficulties this week, surging to the title without dropping a set.

"It feels great. It's my first ATP title, so it's an unbelievable feeling," Karatsev said. "It's great to play with Andrey Rublev."

The Russians, who also defeated fourth seeds Marcelo Melo and Jean-Julien Rojer en route to the trophy, saved four of the five break points they faced in the final. Rublev and Karatsev will each depart Doha with 250 FedEx ATP Doubles Rankings points and a share of $38,470.

Daniell and Oswald did not win the title, but they enjoyed a tremendous run at this ATP 250, where they beat reigning Australian Open champions Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek as well as top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah. Last year’s Sardinia champions add 150 points to their tally and they will split $27,550.

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[Damian]

[Bombardiero]

Tutaj jeszcze ładne ujęcie "na siedząco" z insta. Ten zawadiacki uśmieszek Asłana!

[Bombardiero]

Wyszło w deblu, czas na singla.

[Damian]

Australian Open semi-finalist Aslan Karatsev was back to his winning ways in Dubai as he needed a tight straight-sets win against Egor Gerasimov. The Russian wild card stayed solid in the key moments to save five of the seven break points he faced on his way to a 6-4, 6-4 victory. He will next face the No. 12 seed Daniel Evans.

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[Damian]

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[Kamileki]

ATP Dubaj21 QF:

38 Kei Nishikori 1513
39 Asłan Karacjew 1478
40 Marton Fucsovics 1462

[Kamileki]

[Bombardiero]

Mocny jest Rosjanin. Festiwal trzysetówek trwa.

[Bombardiero]

[Kamileki]

ATP Dubaj21: pierwszy półfinał AT500.

[WC] Asłan Karacjew d. [16] Jannik Sinner 67(5) 63 62

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[Kamileki]

ATP Dubaj 2021 SF:

37. Nikołoz Basilaszwili 1645
38. Asłan Karacjew 1568
39. Kei Nishikori 1513

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[Kamileki]

ATP Dubaj 2021: pierwszy zawodowy finał!

[WC] Asłan Karacew d. [2] Andriej Rubliow 62 46 64

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[Damian]

Karatsev Ends Rublev’s ATP 500 Streak In Style

Spoiler:

Russian will meet Harris for Dubai trophy
Aslan Karatsev ended Andrey Rublev’s 23-match ATP 500 winning streak on Friday, when he overpowered the second seed 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to reach the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final.

The Australian Open semi-finalist beat Rublev at his own game, striking early in rallies to keep his countryman behind the baseline. Karatsev landed 41 winners and created 16 break points in the two-hour, 12-minute clash to become the first wild card to reach the Dubai final since Thomas Muster in 1997.

“It was a really tight match [against a] tough opponent,” Karatsev said in an on-court interview. “It was an unbelievable performance [from Andrey]. He didn’t lose a match at an ATP 500 in [one year]. Everything was decided in one or two points, I feel happy.”


Karatsev, who owns an 11-2 record this year, will meet another first-time ATP 500 finalist in the championship match: Lloyd Harris. The South African qualifier won his seventh match in as many days on Friday to defeat Denis Shapovalov 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(6).

“I will prepare myself mentally and physically, and then we will see what happens tomorrow,” said Karatsev. “I know [Lloyd] is a good player with experience.”

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Karatsev or Harris will become the fourth first-time winner on the ATP Tour this season. Daniel Evans (Murray River Open), Alexei Popyrin (Singapore) and Juan Manuel Cerundolo (Cordoba) have already completed maiden title runs this year.

Karatsev played with consistent aggression and struck 11 winners in the first set, but the wild card was punished for his failure to convert five break points in the second set. Rublev earned his first break point of the match at 5-4 and pounced to force a decider.

How To Watch

Karatsev played with all-out aggression behind his first and second-serve returns to earn six break points at 1-1 in the third set. The pressure eventually affected Rublev, who committed a double fault to drop serve. Karatsev converted his second match point with a powerful ace down the T to reach his maiden ATP Tour final.

“In the second set, I got tight a bit. He took the opportunity, he broke me and took the set,” said Karatsev. “In the third set, I broke him back. I was leading with two breaks and then again, at 5-4 [it was a] tight game.”

From last year’s Hamburg European Open to this event, Rublev’s 23-match winning streak at ATP 500 events was the second-longest in the history of the tournament level (since 2009). Roger Federer is the only man to have recorded more consecutive victories in the category (28).

Did You Know?
At last week’s Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Rublev and Karatsev claimed their first doubles trophy as a team. The pair owns a 4-1 team record, with its only loss coming on its team debut against Maximo Gonzalez and Horacio Zeballos at the ATP Cup.

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[Damian]

Five Things To Know About Aslan Karatsev

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Learn more about the soaring Russian
Editor's Note: This story was originally published on 17 February 2021.

Aslan Karatsev was the breakthrough player of this year's Australian Open, where he made the semi-finals as a qualifier. The Russian upset three seeded opponents during his dream run — Diego Schwartzman, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Grigor Dimitrov.

Karatsev has maintained his momentum since departing Melbourne. He defeated countryman Andrey Rublev on Friday to reach his first ATP Tour final at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Before Karatsev plays Lloyd Harris for the trophy, ATPTour.com looks at five things you should know about the Russian.

1) The Russian's Run Of Form Started On The ATP Challenger Tour
Before Karatsev won his three qualifying matches last month in Doha, he had never previously made it through Grand Slam qualifying. This was his 10th attempt to reach the main draw at a major, and the Russian has made the most of his successful effort by thriving at Melbourne Park. Karatsev is the first man in the Open Era to reach the semi-finals on his Grand Slam debut.

Karatsev's success began after tennis resumed last August. Karatsev was No. 253 in the FedEx ATP Rankings when he entered his first ATP Challenger Tour event in Prague following a five-month Tour suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He won 18 of his final 20 Challenger matches on the season, claiming two of his three titles at that level.


2) From Russia To Israel, Germany To Spain & More
Karatsev was born in Vladikavkaz, Russia, before moving with his family to Israel at the age of three. He trained in Israel until 12, when he returned to Taganrog, Russia with his father. Karatsev practised there until he was 18, when he shifted to Moscow.

The righty moved to Halle, Germany for two years, then Barcelona, Spain and finally, for almost the past three years, Minsk, Belarus. “I was moving I would say too much,” Karatsev admitted.

Karatsev believes that working with Yahor Yatsyk, a 28-year-old Belarusian, has proven key to his surge.

“I think the key is to find the right team, the right coach [who] I found. I was really lucky to find him, and we just met in one tournament. I played futures, and we were saying, 'Okay, let's try to work together.' I think it's a big luck that we started to work together and I have a good team around me.”

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3) A Knee Injury Caused A Setback In 2017
The Russian struggled with a knee injury in 2017. Karatsev suffered the injury while training in Spain, and it caused him to miss six months.

“From this moment it was really tough to get the confidence back and to feel the game,” Karatsev said. “It was not that easy.”

That stretch of time off the court sent Karatsev’s FedEx ATP Ranking as low as No. 764 in October 2017.

4) Karatsev Has Soared Up The FedEx ATP Rankings
One of Karatsev’s biggest goals last season was to crack the Top 100 for the first time. While the Russian was unable to do so, he has soared far beyond that mark already in 2021. After his Australian Open run, Karatsev immediately cracked the Top 50 of the FedEx ATP Rankings.

With his efforts in Dubai, where the Russian has beaten four seeded opponents, Karatsev is charing towards the Top 30. If the 27-year-old wins the title, he is projected to crack that mark.
Aslan Karatsev

5) He Was Russia’s “Secret Weapon” In The ATP Cup
Karatsev was part of the Russian team that won the ATP Cup alongside Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and playing captain Evgeny Donskoy. The 27-year-old’s teammates had high praise for him.

“Aslan, I’m not joking, was a secret weapon for doubles,” Medvedev said during the trophy ceremony. “He didn’t manage to show it because we didn’t have a 1-1 match, but he was our secret weapon.”

Donskoy made a prediction after they lifted the trophy, saying: ”Aslan, I am sure you are going to have a great season this year, because you are playing unbelievably.”

Karatsev has proven his captain right.

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