Rublev’s Revenge: Reaching by sending Rehechka Us Open round 16
Rublev defeats Rehetzka 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
Andrei Rublev, the passionate but gentle redhead, is still searching for his first Grand Slam title. 26The Russian first-year player has had a roller coaster season. He started the year with a hard-court title in Hong Kong. He 1. ATP (automatic transmission) master 1000 He won in Madrid and reached the final of another tournament in Montreal (l. Popyrin), but suffered several defeats in the early rounds in between.
Jiri Lehecka, a young Czech with great talent, is seeded and ranked #.32He achieved a career-high ranking of #.23 After winning his first tour level title in Adelaide early in the season,
After suffering a spinal stress fracture at the start of the clay-court season, the 22-year-old resumed play during the summer hard-court swing and handled the world’s #1 in Cincinnati.5 Daniil Medvedev hits a straight.
The match was tied at two, but Lehecka won his most recent match in a straight set at the Masters in March. 1000 Event held in Indian Wells.
Rublev served first and started with a double fault. He gave the ace out and hit the return into the net, but he 15 While Lehecka missed 6/8 He had the first serve but equalized with two huge aces.
Rublev missed 4/6 Received first serve but held 30 For ~ 2-1 With a superb forehand down the line, Lehecka started the fourth with a second double fault, but held on with a stunning inside-out forehand and a wide ace. 2-2.
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that 6Seeds kept for love 3-2 Lehecka hit his fourth ace and volleyed a backhand from the inside out to tie the game at three. Rublev 120mph ace held the tee and kept the love. 4-3.
Serving with a new ball, Reheka recorded his third double fault, faced a triple break point, and threw his serve when it missed with his backhand. Rublev hit two aces in a row and won the set in 28 minutes. 6-3.
Lehecka served first in the second, hitting a clean crosscourt forehand and his fifth ace. 15 Rublev started with two errors, faced two deuces and four break points, but served out a huge set.
The 22-year-old started the third with two straight wins, including another ace, and finished with a fierce forehand along the line. Rublev started with a great slice backhand and two more aces, 15 For ~ 2-2.
Rehechka hit his seventh ace but faced triple break point and dropped serve when Rublev ripped a backhand pass down the line. The Russian opened the sixth with his sixth ace but two costly errors cost him the break.
Lehecka continued to hit the ball hard and solidified the break with two nice groundstrokes. 4-3. Rublev misses serve with new ball 4/6 He double-faulted twice in a row on his first serve, but held on with a titanic serve from wide range.
Reheka kept her love alive with two consecutive wins, including her eighth ace. 5-4 While Rublev struggled to stay in the set, three errors from Rehechka resulted in a tie.
Reheka missed 8/12 He had a first serve with a double fault, and two more aces, but faced three deuces, three break points, and dropped a serve backhand to the net. Rublev 3/5 I secured the set by serving first. 7-5 When Reheka scored a goal.
Lehecka served first in the third set and lasted almost as long as the first set! He hit three aces, faced seven deuces and seven break points before dropping serve after Rublev ripped a forehand down the line.
2nd Masters 1000 Made by a champion 4/5 I put in the first sub and consolidated the break. 2-0. Made by Reheka 3/4 He hit his first serve, including the 14th ace, and caught the ball with a skillful backhand volley.
Rublev had another double fault but hit a big serve wide. 30 For ~ 3-1. Rehechka served with a new ball and faced a deuce and a break point, but held on after two returns from Rublev.
Made by Rublev 5/6 He served first but faced break point with two bad forehands and dropped serve. Lehecka hit his 15th ace and double-faulted his sixth but consolidated the break. 4-3.
Rublev had two double faults but got back to the line with three aces and a superb forehand. 30 Tied. Lehecka started the ninth with her seventh double fault, then faced break point with three more unforced errors and lost serve.
Rublev served for the matchup. 5-4 And with two more aces, he secured his place in the round of 16. The sixth seed will face a familiar foe, Grigor Dimitrov.
The Bulgarian has had an outstanding season with one title and two more finals. The 33-year-old is back in the top 10 #9 And he didn’t drop a single set on his way to the fourth round. He’s behind in head-to-head matches, but 3-4This is expected to be an exciting and competitive encounter.
