Win, win and win again. It is the formula you are applying Andrey Rublev this season, which makes him the tennis player with the most victories in 2021 with a total of 20. The last one was obtained this Monday in the Miami Masters 1,000 vs. Marton Fucsovics, so he sealed his ticket to the round of 16 in Florida on the fast track: 6-2 and 6-1 in just 52 minutes of play. Lethal.
The pupil of the Spaniard Fernando Vicente He applied his usual roller at the beginning, with an intensity and precision from the back of the track that stifles the game of his rivals. The Hungarian tried to enforce his law with service, his best weapon, but Rublev gave no choice. It is difficult to concede a 6-2 partial in the first set when you have signed a 83% of points played with first serve, but Fucsovics had no choice but to accept the superiority of the Russian, who seasoned his breaks with a tremendous 93% of points won with first. Unstoppable.
The script was kept in the second set and the thriller particular of Fucsovics lengthened (0-4 in his games against Rublev this year). Of course, not too much, because the Russian was winning points and games at lightning speed. What if a parallel backhand, a direct rest from the first serve, an unstoppable drive … Of all the colors he did winners Rublev on a day of maximum inspiration to advance to the next phase, where A Marin Cilic awaits him who got rid of Lorenzo Musetti in their third round duel (6-3 and 6-4). Four games separate Moscow from its first Masters 1,000 title …
Shapovalov and Karatsev say goodbye
Who does not raise his head so far this year is Denis Shapovalov, that despite being the sixth seed of the tournament, he was fired almost at the first exchange rate. His executioner was the Pole Hubert Hurkacz, that he endorsed a 6-3 and 7-6 (6) to leave his discreet balance of the season in 7 wins and 6 losses. The Pole will face another Canadian, Milos Raonic, who beat Frenchman Humbert (6-4 and 7-5). Later, the American Sebastian Korda stopped the magnificent season of Aslan Karatsev, with an oddly bulky victory over the Russian, who barely put up a fight before falling for 6-3 and 6-0. The Australian Open semi-finalist, who had just won the title in Dubai, was not comfortable with the very hot and humid conditions of the match and the tournament. Korda will see them with the Argentine Diego Schwartzman, who had no problem to beat the Frenchman Mannarino (6-1 and 6-4). The last matches of the day were won by Lorenzo Sonego and Stefanos Tsitsipas, who will meet in the next round. The Italian beat Colombian Daniel Elahi Galán 7-6 (6) and 6-3, and the Greek was able to beat the recovered Japanese Kei Nishikori in three sets: 6-3, 3-6 and 6-1.
Miami Open ATP draw results.