Two Years Later, Rublev Gains Chardy Revenge

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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