Andrey Rublev soars past Robin Haase 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in Umag on Tuesday after playing a solid match to square off with Dusan Lajovic in the 2nd round.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Rublev had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Haase in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break turned to be decisive for the Russian to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.
2nd set.
Rublev was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Haase in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Andrey extended his lead after breaking the Dutch in the 3rd (3-0) game before conquering the set (6-2).
A crucial moment of the match was when Rublev won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.
After this contest, the head to head between Rublev and Haase is 4-1 for Andrey.
Next Match: Andrey Rublev vs. Dusan Lajovic – H2H and stats
Rublev will come up against Lajovic in the 2nd round.
There is no head to head record between Andrey Rublev and Dusan Lajovic since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
The last time that they played each other, Lajovic won 6-4 7-67 in the 1st round in Biella Challenger back in 2016.