Stat of the Day: Andrey Rublev has now won 50 or more matches in each of the last three years

Andrey Rublev battled past Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinals of Shanghai on Saturday, 7-6 (7), 6-3, to move into the fourth Masters 1000 final of his career—he’s now a win away from his second career Masters 1000 title, having won his first on the clay of Monte Carlo earlier this year.

His victory over Dimitrov is already a milestone, though—it was his 50th win of the year. He's just the fifth man to reach 50 wins this year.

MOST WINS THIS YEAR (men, tour-level)
63: Carlos Alcaraz
60: Daniil Medvedev
51: Taylor Fritz
51: Jannik Sinner
50: Andrey Rublev

And there’s more: Rublev has now won 50 or more matches in each of the last three years, having won 53 in 2021 and 51 in 2022.

And there’s even more: as of now, Rublev is actually the only player, male or female, to win 50 matches in each of the last three years.

Two other players still have a chance at achieving that feat—Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud. Tsitsipas had 55 wins in 2021 and 61 wins in 2022, and he’s at 43 so far in 2023. It’s a longer shot for Ruud but still possible—he had 57 in 2021 and 51 in 2022, and is at 35 so far this year.

No women reached 50 wins in both 2021 and 2022—the only woman to hit that number in either year was Iga Swiatek, who had 67 in 2022.

Bonus milestone: Rublev’s semifinal victory over Dimitrov on Saturday was also the 200th hard-court win of his career. The 25-year-old is just the sixth man born in 1990 or later to hit that number.

MEN BORN IN 1990 OR LATER WITH 200+ HARD-COURT WINS (tour-level)
269: Grigor Dimitrov
260: Milos Raonic
259: Daniil Medvedev
227: Alexander Zverev
207: David Goffin
200: Andrey Rublev

Standing between Rublev and his second Masters 1000 title—and 15th overall ATP title—will be Hubert Hurkacz. The two are 2-2 in their career head-to-head, with Rublev winning their last two meetings, both last year and both on hard courts, in Dubai and Indian Wells.