Athletistic/Tennis. Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev (5th place in the world rankings) reached the semi-finals of the Hong Kong tournament, beating 19-year-old Frenchman Arthur Fis (36th place in the ATP rankings) in the quarter-finals.

The match to reach the semi-finals, which lasted 1 hour 52 minutes, ended with a victory for the Russian with a score of 6:4, 1:6, 6:2. Rublev played eight serves, while his opponent made 12 aces. However, Fiss committed seven double faults, while Rublev committed none.

In the semi-final, Rublev will meet 18-year-old Chinese tennis player Junchen Shan (number 183 in the world rankings). The Chinese unexpectedly beat world number 16, American Francis Tiafoe, 6:4, 6:4 in the quarterfinals.

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