> Rublev is through to his fifth semi-final of the year. In each of the previous tournaments where he has reached this stage in 2020, he has gone on to lift the trophy. Rublev improved to 37-7 this year with his second ATP Head2Head win against Thiem (tied at 2-2). Only Novak Djokovic owns more wins at tour-level this year (39-2).
> Lorenzo Sonego stunned World No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-1 on Friday for the biggest win of his career, advancing to the Erste Bank Open semi-finals.
> Djokovic let slip a chance to guarantee his spot atop the year-end FedEx ATP Rankings this week. If the Serbian won the Vienna title, he would have ensured that he would tie Pete Sampras’ record with six year-end No. 1 finishes.
