Rublev to battle Popyrin in Montreal final

Andrey Rublev races into his sixth ATP Masters 1000 final at the Omnium Banque National présenté par Rogers in Montreal on Sunday night.

The match which was halted after an hour and 40 minutes of play at 6-4, 1-1, saw the 26-year-old russian prevailing over his opponent 6-4, 6-2 to charge into Monday’s ATP Masters 1000 final.

The wait has been worth it. I’m happy to be in my first Canadian final.” Rublev said. “I just want to recover, rest well and be ready for tomorrow. The idea [of not going to the Olympics] was to be more ready for Canada, so if I’m in the final it means we did really well.”

Rublev advanced to his sixth ATP Masters 1000 final one day after upsetting World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals.The former World No. 5 has had a rollercoaster run at the Masters 1000 level this season.

He claimed just one match win across Indian Wells, Miami and Monte-Carlo before charging to the Madrid title, but then lost his second match in Rome.

Rublev will play Australian first-time Masters 1000 finalist Alexei Popyrin in the final. The 25-year-old Popyrin defeated Sebastian Korda in straight sets in the second semi-final 7-6, 6-3 to reach a maiden Masters 1000 final and a place in the ATP top 30.