Two years ago, Jeremy Chardy ended Andrey Rublev’s US Open hopes in the first round. At the same stage on Tuesday, Rublev got his revenge.
The 10th seed produced a clinical performance on Court 11, striking 34 winners to overcome the Frenchman 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 and earn his first victory since the resumption of the ATP Tour. At last week’s Western & Southern Open, the Russian fell in three sets to Daniel Evans in the first round.
With his eighth win in 12 matches at the US Open, Rublev improves to 2-1 in his ATP Head2Head series against Chardy. This year’s Doha and Adelaide champion will face Gregoire Barrere for a spot in the third round.
Barrere landed 52 winners to advance to the US Open second round for the second straight year, beating Taro Daniel of Japan 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. The 26-year-old’s win snaps a three-match tour-level losing streak, dating back to the Open Sud de France in February. At that ATP 250 event, Barrere upset Grigor Dimitrov to reach his second ATP Tour quarter-final.
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