Andrey Rublev credited his mental approach after beating Jack Draper 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 to win the Qatar Open for the second time.

No. 5 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia advanced to face No. 8 Jack Draper of Great Britain in the final of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open after each player won his respective semifinal match Friday in Doha.

The ATP Doha 2025 edition is poised for an exciting finish with multiple top seeds in the fray fighting it out with exciting talent. The semifinal matches are going to be very close and full of amazing tennis.

Former winner Andrey Rublev reached the final of the Qatar Open on Friday with a 7-5 4-6 7-6(5) win over Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime, and will meet Jack Draper in the decider after the Briton beat Czech Jiri Lehecka.

Andrey Rublev has clinched his place in a third Qatar Open final and will face Jack Draper in the title match on Saturday. Rublev, who triumphed in Qatar in 2020, encountered a difficult test in his semi-final on Friday but prevailed over Felix Auger-Aliassime to secure a 7-5 4-6 7-6 (7-5) victory in a match that lasted two hours and 46 minutes.

In the final at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Saturday, Jack Draper (ranked No. 16) takes on Andrey Rublev (No. 10).Draper enters the final after his three-set victory on Friday over Jiri Lehecka

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime had his comeback attempt fall just short in a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (5) loss to Andrey Rublev on Friday in the semifinals of the Qatar Open.

Russia's Andrey Rublev reached his third Qatar Open final on Friday after a "super tough" three-set triumph over Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada. It was super tough today," said Rublev whose most recent final appearance was in Montreal last August.