BEIJING. Andrey Rublev conquers Dimitrov in the 1st round

Andrey Rublev prevails over Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 7-5 in the 1^st round in Beijing on Monday. Rublev will try to go further in the tournament when he will face Fabio Fognini or Mikhail Kukushkin in the 2^nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

The Russian in this set was too strong for Grigor and for that reason he won 6-2 after breaking Grigor in the 3^rd (2-1) and in the 7^th (5-2) game.

2^nd set.

Rublev had a strong start of this set after breaking Dimitrov in the 1^st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, that was not enough for Andrey to win the set because the Bulgarian managed to break back in the 6^th (3-3) game. Andrey maintained his cool to break the Bulgarian in the 11^th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Andrey scored 66 points vs. the Bulgarian’s 45 points.

Andrey served exceptionally well to win 76% of the points (26/34) behind his first serve, and he won 67% points (12/18) on his second serve. Andrey was effective when converting 80% of the break points that he conquered (4/5). On the other side, Grigor was battling in converting his break points because he converted only 33% of his break points (1/3). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Rublev and Dimitrov is 2-2.

Highlights Andrey Rublev vs. Grigor Dimitrov China Open – Beijing

Next Match: Andrey Rublev vs. Fabio Fognini or Mikhail Kukushkin – stats

Rublev will play either Fabio Fognini or Mikhail Kukushkin in the 2^nd round. The head to head is 1-4 vs. Fabio Fognini and 2-4 vs. Mikhail Kukushkin.

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• Andrey RublevRublev – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
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• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Pablo CuevasCuevas (6-2 7-6⁷) – See score progression

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