Tennis
Rublev and Shevchenko advanced to the second round of the French Open
Andrey Rublev / Photo: © Clive Mason / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Russian tennis players Andrei Rublev and Alexander Shevchenko advanced to the second round of Roland Garros.
In the first round match, Rublev, who received the seventh seed, defeated Serb Laszlo Djere with a score of 6:1, 3:6, 6:3, 6:4. Tennis players spent 2 hours and 32 minutes on the court.
Shevchenko beat the German Oscar Otte – 7:5, 4:6, 6:1, 7:6 (7:2), the meeting lasted 2 hours and 59 minutes.
In the next round, Rublev will play Frenchman Corentin Moutet, Shevchenko will face 17th seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti.
Grand Slam Tournament. Roland Garros. Paris. Priming. Total prize fund – 49.6 million euros
Men. First round
Andrey Rublev (Russia, 7) – Laszlo Djere (Serbia) – 6:1, 3:6, 6:3, 6:4;
Alexander Shevchenko (Russia) – Oskar Otte (Germany) – 7:5, 4:6, 6:1, 7:6 (7:2).
Source: Sportbox
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