Andrey Rublev, 8th in the world, validated his ticket for the 3rd round of the Australian Open on Wednesday, beating Thiago Monteiro, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (10/8). The 23-year-old Russian and the Brazilian met for the first time. And the confrontation turned to Rublev’s advantage. In the next round, the one who had won the most titles (5) during the year 2020 and who has just added one with the Russian team to the ATP Cup, will meet the winner of the meeting between the veteran Spanish Féliciano Lopez (39 years old, 65th) and Italian Lorenzo Sonego (35th).
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