Luca van Assche def. Andrey Rublev 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 — Estoril Open 2026 Quarterfinal

Match recap

Luca van Assche defeated Andrey Rublev 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Quarterfinal of the Estoril Open 2026.

The break points decided it. Andrey Rublev came in an 81 percent market favorite and manufactured 11 of them, but the top seed cashed one — ten of those chances landing in the opening set alone — while Luca van Assche saved 10 of the 11 he faced and converted 2 of 11 across the net. One break per set carried the ATP No. 86's comeback at the Estoril Open — game 4 for 3-1 in the second, game 3 for 2-1 in the third — with a 61-to-52 percent edge on second-serve points won underneath it. The result flips the pair's only prior meeting on record and books a semifinal with Hugo Gaston, ATP No. 107.

Match stats

Andrey Rublev: 9 aces, 64% first serves, 4 double faults, 1/11 break points. Luca van Assche: 5 aces, 65% first serves, 2 double faults, 2/11 break points.

Profiles: Andrey Rublev · Luca van Assche — Estoril Open 2026

Head-to-head

Andrey Rublev and Luca van Assche have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.

• Washington Open 2024 R32 — Andrey Rublev won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4