On Friday, the No. 5 seed came through a decisive tie-break for the second successive day in Doha to reach his 10th career ATP 500 final. Rublev edged out Felix Auger-Aliassime, winner of two titles already this season, with a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (5) effort at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open after withstanding 21 aces from the Canadian.

Andrey Rublev credited his mental approach after beating Jack Draper in three sets to win the Qatar Open for the second time.

Rublev has had an eventful week. He edged Alex De Minaur 10-8 in a third-set tiebreaker, but it took him eight match points to do it. Then he edged Felix Auger Aliassime 7-5 in a third-set tiebreaker, in a match that finished with a whirlwind of fast-paced play and go-for-broke shots.

Andrey Rublev extended his dominance over Jack Draper in the Dubai final, securing a hard-fought 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 victory to claim his second career title at the Qatar Open.

Andrey Rublev clinched his second Qatar Open title with a hard-fought victory over Britain's Jack Draper in Saturday's final, prevailing 7-5, 5-7, 6-1. The fifth-seeded Russian, who previously won the tournament in 2020,