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De Minaur fights back to reach China Open semis

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De Minaur fights back to reach China Open semis. (2026, October 4). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-05/de-minaur-fights-back-to-reach-china-open-semis/107227642

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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.
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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.

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“Article A covers De Minaur's match against Rublev, while Article B discusses Djokovic's match against Zverev.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
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“The articles describe different stages of the tournament; Article A covers De Minaur's victory over Rublev in the quarterfinals, while Article B reports on Medvedev's disqualification and De Minaur's advancement to the final after Hurkacz retired.”
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“Article A describes De Minaur's match against Rublev to reach the semifinals, while Article B reports on Djokovic winning the China Open title after De Minaur retired in the final. These are different matches and outcomes.”
Al Jazeera
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“Article A describes de Minaur's victory over Rublev to reach the semifinals, while Article B reports on de Minaur retiring from the final match against Djokovic.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
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“Article A describes De Minaur's match against Andrey Rublev to reach the semifinals, while Article B details De Minaur advancing to the final after Hubert Hurkacz retired in their semifinal match.”
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De Minaur PERSON · 7× Rublev PERSON · 5× Djokovic PERSON · 3× Russian NORP · 3× Alex de Minaur PERSON · 2× Andrey Rublev PERSON · 2× Daniil Medvedev PERSON · 2× Hubert Hurkacz PERSON · 2× Novak Djokovic PERSON · 2× Zverev PERSON · 2×

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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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🔮 The other semifinal will see third seed Daniil Medvedev face sixth seed Novak Djokovic.
2026-10-04 · ABC News (AU)
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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. asserted
Minaur → beat → final
The other semifinal will see third seed Daniil Medvedev face sixth seed Novak Djokovic. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
he → play → record
Hurkacz beat Karen Khachanov 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 earlier in the day. asserted
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. asserted
Rublev → pounce → lead
After each player held serve, Rublev broke de Minaur again to lead 5-1, before holding to 15 for the set. asserted
Rublev → hold → set
As comprehensive as that opener was, however, de Minaur flicked a switch to turn the match on its head. asserted
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. asserted
Aussie → have → 4
A further break, from deuce, in the eighth game gave him the set. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
it → fight → match
Third seed Daniil Medvedev had a straight-sets win over Argentina's Francisco Cerendolo. asserted
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. asserted
Medvedev → take → hour
The final match of the day saw top seed Alexander Zverev taking on sixth seed Novak Djokovic. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
miss → decide → hours
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