Rublev’s revenge: dispatches Lehecka to reach US Open round of 16
Rublev defeats Lehecka 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
Andrey Rublev, the fiery but affable redhead is still in search of his maiden grand slam title. The 26-year-old from Russia has had a rollercoaster of a season. He kick-started the year with a hardcourt title in Hong Kong. He triumphed at the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid and reached the final at another in Montreal (l. Popyrin) but in between, suffered a plethora of early-round losses.
The supremely talented young Czech Jiri Lehecka is seeded and ranked #32. He achieved a career-high rank of #23 following his maiden tour-level title in Adelaide at the start of the season.
After suffering a vertebral stress fracture at the start of the clay court season, the twenty-two-year-old resumed play during the summer hardcourt swing where in Cincinnati he dispatched world #5 Daniil Medvedev in straights.
While the head-to-head was level…
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