The match lasted 4 hours 9 minutes. Rublev, 26, had 26 aces, committed 8 double faults and converted 9 of 23 break points. Rinderknesh had 18 aces, 7 double faults and converted 5 of 24 break points.
“Rublev started unsuccessfully. Their own serve did not work, both tennis players lost their serve twice in each set. Rublev had a low percentage of hits on the first serve, which deprived him of a tactical advantage. He should have won the second set, despite the nervousness. When the score became 0:2, he began to serve better, and his opponent began to get tired. Physically, Andrei looked much stronger, but due to mistakes in his decisions, he played unevenly. The first two sets were not at his usual level, where he usually dominates the positional game. However, after two sets, the opponent began to give up, and the game completely changed in the third set. After that, Rublev had no more problems – his opponent simply could not follow his actions,” Tarpishchev told SE.
Rublev’s next opponent will be Czech tennis player Jiri Legechka.
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Source: Sport
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