Rublev’s Struggles Continue: Knocked Out Early in Miami

Rublev misses out again

He will not have good memories of his North American tour nor of the Czech players he faced. Already beaten in the 3rd round in Indian Wells by Jiri Lehecka, Andrey Rublev did not react in Miami, quite the contrary. He fell on Friday as soon as he entered the Masters 1000 in Florida in the 2nd round against the Czech Tomas Machac, 60th in the world, in two sets (6-4, 6-4) and 1h06 of play.

A break in each set (2-2 in the first and 1-1 in the second) was enough for the Czech player who was able to count on the effectiveness of his first ball (86% success behind). He also managed to save the two opposing chances on his commitment. For Rublev, the clay court season comes at the right time to find a second wind.

Humbert holds his rank

Even though he had to wait more than six hours because of the rain before finally entering the court, Ugo Humbert did the job well. Opposed to the Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, 77th in the world, for his debut in Florida, Messin did not have to force his talent. He won in two sets (6-4, 6-3) in 1h27 of play to reach the 3rd round. He will face the winner of the match between Dominik Koepfer and Sebastian Baez.

In this part, Humbert masterfully led his boat by lining up five games in a row between 4-4 and 6-4, 3-0. Certainly, the Frenchman experienced a brief moment of absence afterwards as “VDZ” recovered to 3-3 in the second set. But the new member of the Top 15 was able to put the throttle back in stride, very aggressive with his left paw. Note that if he advances to the next round, he could meet Daniil Medvedev in the round of 16 in Florida.

2024-03-22 23:22:00
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