The Canadian advanced to his first Masters 1000 final Friday after the Czech's bid was dashed by a sudden back problem.
The Czech and the Canadian were tied at 3-3 in the opening set of Friday's second semifinal before Lehecka could not continue due to injury.
By the time he crossed to the other side of the court, Rublev had progressed from glaring at his team to muttering at them.
The American will make his Roland Garros debut later this month after earning the USTA's reciprocal wild card to the clay-court major.
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