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Alex de Minaur has advanced to the semifinals of the China Open tennis tournament by defeating Russian player Andrey Rublev in a comeback three-set match lasting two hours exactly. De Minaur won with scores of 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 after trailing significantly in the first set and then recovering dramatically. He will face Hubert Hurkacz next for a spot in the final.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-04,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Alex de Minaur of Australia advanced to the semifinals of the China Open after overcoming a tough match against Andrey Rublev of Russia. De Minaur had previously scraped into the quarterfinals with a narrow win over French qualifier Quentin Halys, and continued his comeback streak by winning 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in three sets against Rublev on Sunday. The semifinal match will see de Minaur face Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, who earlier defeated Karen Khachanov with a score of 7-6 (7-2), 6-2. De Minaur and Hurkacz have previously faced each other four times, with de Minaur holding a 3-1 advantage in their head-to-head record. The other semifinal will pit Daniil Medvedev against Novak Djokovic, the third and sixth seeds respectively.
Written for “Australian Wins China Open Match” on 2026-10-05,
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In short:
Australia's Alex de Minaur has overcome a slow start to advance to the semifinals of the China Open.
asserted
Minaur → overcome → Open
De Minaur beat Russian Andrey Rublev in three sets to set up a clash with Hubert Hurkacz for a spot in the final.
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Minaur → beat → final
The other semifinal will see third seed Daniil Medvedev face sixth seed Novak Djokovic.
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Medvedev → see → Djokovic
Alex de Minaur has produced a remarkable turnaround to reach the semifinals of the China Open, coming back to score a three-set victory over Russian Andrey Rublev.
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Minaur → produce → Rublev
After scraping into the quarters with a 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 win over French qualifier Quentin Halys, the fifth-seeded de Minaur had his supporters' hearts in their mouths again on Sunday against world number 24 Rublev.
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Minaur → scrap → Rublev
The Australian was comprehensively outplayed in the first set, but produced a stunning comeback to win 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in two hours exactly.
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Australian → outplay → hours
De Minaur, 27, will now play a semi against world number 39 Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, against whom he has a 3-1 head-to-head record.
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he → play → record
Hurkacz beat Karen Khachanov 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 earlier in the day.
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Hurkacz → beat → day
The 28-year-old Rublev pounced on de Minaur at the outset of their match, breaking him in his first service game while building a 3-0 lead.
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Rublev → pounce → lead
After each player held serve, Rublev broke de Minaur again to lead 5-1, before holding to 15 for the set.
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Rublev → hold → set
As comprehensive as that opener was, however, de Minaur flicked a switch to turn the match on its head.
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Minaur → flick → head
Rublev had to save two break points in a lengthy deuce game to open the second set, but couldn't resist as the Aussie broke him in the fourth game before holding comfortably for 4-1.
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Aussie → have → 4
A further break, from deuce, in the eighth game gave him the set.
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break → give → set
De Minaur was made to fight to open the third set, saving a break point, but broke the Russian straight away to lead 2-0.
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Minaur → make → Russian
Rublev fought back immediately, breaking back to 30 then holding for 2-2, but de Minaur secured the decisive next break in the eighth game to make it 5-3 before serving out to love for the match.
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it → fight → match
Third seed Daniil Medvedev had a straight-sets win over Argentina's Francisco Cerendolo.
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Medvedev → have → Cerendolo
Medvedev took the opening set in a tie-breaker, before pulling away to win the match 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 in an hour and 40 minutes.
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Medvedev → take → hour
The final match of the day saw top seed Alexander Zverev taking on sixth seed Novak Djokovic.
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Zverev → see → Djokovic
Zverev broke Djokovic's serve in the opening game of the match, then saved break points in the 10th game as he took the first set 6-4 in 59 minutes.
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he → break → minutes
But after a quicker second set, games went with serve until Djokovic ripped a cross-court winner to take the set 6-4 and level the match.
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Djokovic → go → match
The deciding set was another close affair, before the 10th game again proved pivotal, as a Zverev miss handed the break and the match to Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 after 2 hours, 34 minutes.
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miss → decide → hours
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