In the early morning of February 13, Beijing time, the ATP500 Rotterdam semi-final competition began, and the No. 2 seed Rublev and the No. 3 seed Aliassim met. The two sides fought fiercely in three sets in this match, and finally Aliassem won 2-1 and reached the final to once again impact the first individual tour title.
In the first set, Aliasim defused two break points in the 5th set and Rublev defused 3 consecutive break points in the 6th set. In the 12th set, Rublev saved four end-of-set serves and dragged the score into the seventh. Lubrev scored three consecutive runs in seven sets to win the first set 7-5 at 4-5.
In the second set, Aliassim defused four break points in the 6th set, and In the 9th set, Aliassim completed a key break to win the set 5-4. In the 10th set, Aliasim saved his serve easily and won the second set 6-4.
In the decider, Aliassim took the lead in the third set to complete the break before he took a 3-1 lead. In the fifth set, Aliassim broke again, after which both sides saved the set, and Aliasim won the decider 6-2.
In the end, in a three-set battle that took 2 hours and 21 minutes, the No. 3 seed Aliassim defeated the No. 2 seed Rublev 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2 to successfully reach the final of the tournament. In the final, Aliassim's opponent was top seed Tsitsipas, who defeated Black Mare Hecchika in three sets. Aliasim has reached the final eight times on the Tour, but has failed to win a title. Can he win his first tour title in Rotterdam this time?