At the Qi Zhong Stadium on Monday, Russian Andrey Rublev defeated Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-0, and advanced to the round of 16 of the Shanghai Masters.
Rublev made a break in the opening set’s second game, which gave him an advantage and helped him to win. Mannarino had break points during the Russian’s service games, but Rublev was saved on both times by aces.
Rublev complained to the referee throughout the game about the behavior of the spectators, who he felt were creating too much noise. They were instructed to be quiet by the referee.
After beating Mannarino, Rublev came to shake hands with him on the court and said: “Sorry man, I played unreal today.”
In a joking tone, the Russian laughed as he uttered these words. Rublev also praised Mannarino’s performance at the Astana the week earlier.
Rublev in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked no.7, Andrey has managed to achieve a compiled 47-20 match record in 2023. Rublev is currently having a run in Shanghai where he managed to beat the world no.76 Quentin Halys 6-4 7-5 and the world no.23 Adrian Mannarino 6-3 6-0.
Andrey Rublev will play the world no.12 Tommy Paul in the 4th round. Their actual record is 4-1 for Rublev.
Rublev clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Monte-Carlo and Bastad. Andrey was the finalist in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships), in Banja Luka (Srpska Open) and in Halle (Terra Wortmann Open).
The Russian won 14 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts and 6 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) after Vienna. The main draw will start on the 23rd of October.
Adrian Mannarino in 2023
Now ranked no.23, Adrian played his last match on the 9th of October when he lost to world no.7 Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-0 in the 3rd round in Shanghai (draw).
This year Adrian owns a composed 39-26 match record. Adrian has won 2 titles in 2023 in Newport and Astana. The French player was the runner-up in Mallorca.
He is also scheduled to play in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel) on the 23rd of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 30th of October.
Andrey Rublev and Adrian Mannarino fought against each other 4 times. Their actual head to head record is 3-1 for Rublev. Before, the last time they squared off, Andrey Rublev won 6-3 6-0 in the 3rd round in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) on the 9th of October 2023.