Andrey Rublev pulled off a surprise this Saturday against American Marcos Gironwhich he eliminated in 3 sets, 5-7, 6-4 and 7-5 in his debut at the 1,000 Masters in Rome.
The Russian, fourth seed, did not feel comfortable in his debut in this edition of the tournament in the Italian capital, again presenting an irregular and nervous version of a tennis player who shined in Madrid to win the title.
Giron won the first set, providing a surprise but warning of what was to come. He broke the Russian twice and enjoyed up to 4 set points before his rival was in trouble.
Rublev, forced to improve, raised the bar and found himself, again, despite breaking his serve and going 3-0 up. in just 15 minutes, with a great American version, sometimes unbeatable. It seemed with 15 minutes of abuse and the final 6-4, the third set was on their side.
Nothing could be further from the truth, they suffered as they long took a 6-5 lead after two service errors each. He closed the match with a break making the final score 7-5.
In the third round he will face Frenchman Alexandre Muller109 in the world.
Source: La Verdad
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