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The first set against Khachanov was difficult, the guys played a tie-break, which Rublev eventually won with the score 7:4. As the match showed, it was this moment that became decisive, maybe even a breakthrough in a way. Rublev won the second game an order of magnitude easier than the first, Karen managed to win only two games in the second set, and the game itself lasted only 35 minutes. Over the course of the match, Rublev served five times without double faults, scoring 66% on the first serve and 68% on the second for 50%/35% winners/enforce stats of 22/7. It is worth noting that before a fairly easy victory over Khachanov, Rublev defeated the Spaniard Munyar in only three sets. In the match with the Spaniard, Andrei lost the first game, after which he confidently won the next two. Rublev partially confirmed the thesis that he is probably the best Russian tennis player playing on clay surfaces. Let’s see if Rublev manages to overtake Medvedev at the Monte Carlo Championships.

Failure in Marrakech and such a success at the Masters in Monaco. Regardless of how the upcoming fight ends, the German has already become the opening of this rivalry. Jan-Lennard advanced to the main draw from the qualifiers, defeating Peruvian Varillas and Finn Ruusuvuori. In Germany’s main draw, he was stronger than Ramos, De Minaur and Ruud. And importantly, Struff didn’t lose a single set in the main draw. The match with Ruud lasted an hour and 45 minutes, Struff won the first set 6:1, and in the second set the guys played a tie-break, which Kasper lost 6:8. After defeating Ruud, anything can be expected from Struff, and Rublev definitely needs to prepare for a tough match.

Tennis player Rating Total number of matches in 2023 wins failures
Rublev 6 23 15 8
Struff 100 38 27 9