Rublev, in the 3rd round of the tournament in Monte Carlo, he played against Bautista-Agut. Andrei himself said that in the grid he will have to play with a very difficult and inconvenient, for him personally, rival, Agut. Despite the disappointing statistics on personal meetings, Rublev was the favorite. It was possible to bet on the victory of Agut with the odds: 2.85. Overall, the match turned out to be very difficult for both opponents.
Review of 1 set of the match Rublev - Bautista-Agut
Bautista started. He confidently wins his serve. In the second game, Bautista realized a break point. In the third he took his serve. Thus, Rublev's rival took the lead 0 - 3. The next three games were played in an equal fight. In the 7th game, Rublev was able to play a break point. Thus, he reduces the account to a minimum: 3 - 4.
In the future, the opponents played stably. After the 12th game the score was equal: 6 - 6. Seth was transferred to a time-break. Rublev showed a more successful performance. He outplayed his opponent with a score of 7 - 2. Thus, Andrei Rublev took the lead in the match: 1 - 0.
Review of 2 sets of the match Rublev - Bautista-Agut
Rublev started the second set with his serve. Bautista converted a break point and took the lead. In games 2, 3 and 4, the opponents did not lose points on their serve. In the 5th game, Bautista realized the second break point in the set. He took the lead: 1 - 4. Rublev answered with his realized Break-point in the 6th game. He closed the gap: 2 - 4.
In the 7th game, Andrei consolidated the success on his serve. In the 8th game Rublev realized his next break point and equalized the score. Andrey did not stop and won the 9th game on his serve. He took the lead: 5 - 4. In the 10th game, Agut wins his serve. In game 11, he converted a break point. In the decisive 12th game, Agut wins his serve and set. The score in the match becomes: 1 - 1.
Review of 3 sets of the match Rublev - Bautista-Agut
The beginning of the decisive set turned out to be successful for Rublev. In game 1, he wins his serve. Immediately, he confidently realized the break point. In game 3, he wins a point on his serve. The score becomes 3 - 0. In games 5 and 6 the rivals exchanged break points. Agut won the 5th game with a break, and Rublev won the 6th. The score becomes 4 - 2.
The last three games have passed exactly. The opponents confidently took their serve. But thanks to the advantage earned at the start, Rublev was able to win the set. Result of 3 sets: 6 - 3.
Thus, Rublev was able to outplay not only his opponent. He survived psychologically. The result of the match Rublev - Bautista-Agut: 2 - 1 (7 - 6, 5 - 7 and 6 - 3). In the next round, Rublev will have to play against Rafael Nadal. If Andrey plays the same way as with Agut, then he can not expect to win. But the match will put everything in its place.
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