the russian Andrew Rublevworld number 8 and early favorite, the tournament began on Tuesday Washington ATP 500 with a solid 6-4, 6-2 win over the British Jack Draper.
Rublev resolved with authority and without conceding the duel against Draper, who, at 20 years old, arrived in Washington with the best ranking of his career (n.81).
The Russian player won his 33rd match of the year, with eleven losses, and showed a brilliant record on fast surfaces, where he lost only four matches in 23.
Winner of three tournaments this year, in Marseille, Dubai and Belgrade, Rublev confirmed the victory he won against Draper in May in Madrid, when he won 7-5 in the third set.
Rublev is the top seed in Washington, where the Polish Hubert Hurkacz, the American Taylor Fritz and the Australian Nick Kyrgios, a finalist at Wimbledon, are ‘a priori’ among his main rivals.
Washington ATP (Hard Court)
Results
2nd round:
Andrey Rublev (Rus/1) def. Jack Draper (GBR) 6-4, 6-2
Daniel Evans (GBR/16) over Kyle Edmund (GBR) 6-1, 6-2
1st round:
Jack Sock (USA) def David Goffin (Bel) 7-6 (4), 6-4
Yoshihito Nishioka (Jap) beat Jenson Brooksby (USA) 6-4, 6-3
Christopher Eubanks (USA) over Benjamin Bonzi (Fra) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
Sebastian Korda (USA) vs. Ilya Ivashka (Bie) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Emil Ruusuvuori (Fin) to Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
Source: La Verdad
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