Rublo has defeated El Peque in a terrific sudden death match in Group A of the UTS Grand Final, winning the encounter 15-13, 12-13, 13-12, 10-16, 4-3. With both men playing their second match of the day at the UTS Grand Final in London, the clash produced a tennis of the highest calibre.
Very little separated the two, and while El Peque seemed to be the one with the cooler head, it was ultimately the aggressive, risk-taking play of Rublo that saw the Russian prevail and come within range of the Final Four already.