Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev was eliminated today in the second round of the Masters tournament in Monte Carlo, after losing to Australian Alexey Popirin 6:4, 6:4.
Last year's winner of the tournament in Monte Carlo was defeated after an hour and 40 minutes of play.
The Australian made the decisive break in the first set in the third game, and in the second he first returned one break, and then once again took away his rival's serve.
Popirin, who has never advanced beyond the second round in Monte Carlo, will play in the round of 2 against compatriot Alex de Minor, who defeated the Dutchman Talon Grikspor with 6:6, 2:6, 3:XNUMX.
Next up is Janik Siner, the current winner of the Australian Open, who was merciless against the American Janik Korda - 6:1, 6:2, in just one hour and 16 minutes of play.
The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas was even more cruel to his rival, who lost the first game to the Argentinian Echeverria, and then won the next 12 - 6:1, 6:0, in just over an hour of play.
Russian Danil Medvedev played a relatively safe match against Gael Monfils, and after winning the first set convincingly 6:2, he was not swayed even by losing 4:1 in the second. Medvedev tied five games and advanced to the round of 4, where his compatriot Karen Hačanov is waiting for him tomorrow, who was better than the Argentinian Fransisko Serundolo with 6:6, 4:6, 3:XNUMX.
Hubert Hurkač also passed, triumphing in two tight sets against the experienced Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Agut.
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