Rublev eases past Evans to reach last eight in Madrid

FE Team | Published: May 05, 2022 22:07:26

Russia's Andrey Rublev reacting during the 2022 ATP Tour Madrid Open tennis tournament singles match against Great Britain's Daniel Evans at the Caja Magica in Madrid on Thursday — AFP

MADRID, May 05 (AFP): Sixth seed Andrey Rublev reached the seventh Masters 1000 quarter-final of his career with a 7-6(9/7), 7-5 result against Dan Evans of Great Britain in Madrid on Thursday.
It was the second blow of the day for the British as Andy Murray had earlier pulled out of his meeting with Novak Djokovic because of illness.
Rublev bounced back from 1-3 down in the opening set, and saved a set point in the tiebreak before securing a lead in one hour and 15 minutes. The Russian finished the match with 46 winners, 34 of which came off the forehand wing.