TENNIS SCORES. Andrey Rublev stuns Tsitsipas in the 1st round of the U.S. Open

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK. Rublev surprises Tsitsipas to take on Gilles Simon in the 2nd round

Andrey Rublev in New York

Andrey Rublev shocks Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-75 7-67 7-5 in the 1st round in New York on Tuesday. Rublev will have to play Gilles Simon in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Rublev was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Tsitsipas in the 1st game (1-0). That break was the key for the Russian to win the set (6-4) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

2nd set.

The Greek conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Tsitsipas broke back in the 4th (2-2) game before winning the set at the following tiebreak at 5.

3rd set.

The Russian won the set after he broke Tsitsipas in the 6th (4-2) game. Stefanos tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Nonetheless, Rublev kept the focus before winning the set at the following breaker at 7.

4th set.

Andrey won the set after he broke Tsitsipas in the 7th (4-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game. The Greek tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Anyhow, Andrey maintained the focus before winning the set 7-5.

Rublev missed the chance to break Tsitsipas in the 3rd game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Russian scored 176 points vs. Stefanos’s 167 points.

Rublev blasted 14 aces and he committed 6 double faults. Rublev won this match even if he was struggling in converting his break points as he converted only 25% (5/20). On the other side, Tsitsipas was far from perfect in converting his break points since he converted only 23% of his break points (3/13). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Rublev and Tsitsipas is 1-1.

Highlights Andrey Rublev vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas U.S. Open – New York

Rublev’s Interview

After the match, Rublev commented:

“It was tough conditions and we played an amazing match. I know how it is. I was cramping many times during the match too. This is five sets that we’re working for. When you win matches like this, it gives you confidence. This match is special, because you know how great he is.”

Next Match: Andrey Rublev vs. Gilles Simon – stats

Rublev will take on Simon in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Andrey Rublev and Gilles Simon since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Andrey Rublev in New York

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