Rublev survives from two-sets-to-love down
pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrey-rublev/re44/overview'Andrey Rublev/a is one of the fiercest competitors on the ATP Tour and on Wednesday, the 26-year-old showed every bit of his fighting spirit by coming back from two-sets-to-love down at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a. The sixth seed overcame Frenchman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-rinderknech/rc91/overview'Arthur Rinderknech/a 4-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 after four hours and six minutes in gruelling New York conditions./p
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It was Rublevrsquo;s second victory from two-sets-to-love down, having done so in the first round of a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a in 2020 against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sam-querrey/q927/overview'Sam Querrey/a./p
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The 16-time tour-level titlist shifted the momentum of the match by breaking Rinderknech to love in the Frenchmanrsquo;s opening service game of the third set. In the decider, Rinderknech double faulted down break point at 2-2, deflating his hopes of earning the first Top 10 win of his career./p
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Rublev, No. 6 in the PIF ATP Rankings, held the advantage in extended rallies, including a 37-ball exchange in the second set that left Rinderknech lying on the floor, gasping for air as the crowd provided a standing ovation. Rublev improved to 3-0 against Rinderknech in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series. He beat the 29-year-old last year at Flushing Meadows and again four weeks ago in Washington./p
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Rublev will next face a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jiri-lehecka/l0bv/overview'Jiri Lehecka/a, who needed a two-sets-to-love comeback of his own to advance. The Czech beat American qualifier a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mitchell-krueger/kc12/overview'Mitchell Krueger/a 6-7(5), 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.nbsp;From 6-5 in the opening set, the 32nd seed Lehecka dropped 11 consecutive games and found himself down a break at 0-3 in the third set. Lehecka finished with 67 winners, including 29 aces. Rublev and Lehecka have split their previous four encounters./p
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