On May 6, Beijing time, in the men's singles final of the 2024 ATP1000 Madrid Masters, the No. 7 seed Rublev faced Aliassime. Rublev defeated Aliassime 2-1 on aggregate in three sets, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, to win his second Masters title.
The two sides have met 5 times in their past careers, and Rublev has an absolute upper hand with 4 wins and 1 loss. In the first set of this match, Rublev was the first to break and fall behind 0-2, and Rublev held serve in the third game, but Aliassime won two more games to extend the advantage. Rublev fell behind 1-4 in the first five games, Rublev broke the belt to chase the points, and the two sides then held serve one after another, and Rublev lost a set 4-6.
Entering the second set, Rublev and Aliassime played in the first ten games, and both sides each held serve to maintain a 5-5 draw. Rublev held serve in straight sets with four straight points in the 11th game, and then made a crucial break in the 12th game to win back the set 7-5.
As for the deciding set of the third set, the two reproduced the pattern of the second set, still holding serve in the first ten sets, and still maintaining a 5-5 draw. Rublev broke serve again in straight sets in the 11th game, and then made a crucial break in the 12th game to win the next set 7-5, and finally won the championship with a 2-1 aggregate score of 2-1 in 2 hours and 48 minutes.
Rublev won his second Masters men's singles title, while Aliassime missed out on his first Masters title.