Athletistic/Tennis. Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov beat Australians Max Purcell and Matthew Ebden in the 1/16 round of the Canadian Open (Canadian Open) and qualified for the next stage of the competition.

The game ended with a score of 3:6, 6:2, 10:8 in favor of Rublev and Dimitrov. The match winners scored 3 aces, 3 double faults and converted 3 of 5 break points. Purcell and Ebden scored 1 aces, 3 double faults and converted 3 of 8 break points.

In the round of 16 of the tournament, Rublev and Dimitrov will face Spaniard Marcel Granollers and Argentinian Horacio Ceballos. The meeting will take place on August 11.

Both tennis players are also participating in the Canadian singles championship. On August 10, Dimitrov will play with Australian Alex de Minor in the 1/16 round (from 22:00 Moscow time), and on August 11 Rublev will meet Britain’s Daniel Evans in the same stage (from 01:00). 30 Moscow time). ).