The 99th racket of the world, Russian Andrey Rublev, defeated Japanese Taro Daniel in three sets, occupying the 72nd line of the ATP rating, with a 3/6, 6/3, 6/4 score in the first round of the Masters in Miami.
The meeting lasted 2 hours and 4 minutes. During this time, the 21-year-old Rublev completed two aces, made a mistake five times in filing and realized four break points, and the 26-year-old Daniel filed five times through, made two double mistakes and made three breaks.
Previously, the score in personal meetings was 2-0 in favor of the Japanese. In the thief round of the Miami Open competition, Rublev will fight with the Croatian Marin Cilic.