On Friday, Andrey Rublev (No. 6 in the world) faces Jiri Lehecka (No. 38) in the Round of 32 at the US Open.
Rublev heads into the Round of 32 after winning in five sets, 4-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, over Arthur Rinderknech on Wednesday in the Round of 64. Lehecka is coming off a five-set win in his last match on Wednesday in the Round of 64 over Mitchell Krueger (6-7, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 5-7).
- Tournament: US Open
- Round: Round of 32
- Date: Friday, August 30
- Live Stream: Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo
- Court Surface: Hard
Andrey Rublev vs. Jiri Lehecka matchup stats
- Rublev is 19-9 on hard courts this year.
- Rublev has 325 wins in 369 service games when playing on hard courts (a winning percentage of 88.1%), and 71 wins in 366 return games (19.4%).
- Rublev’s 64 break points won on 175 total break points on hard courts so far this year (36.6% winning percentage) ranks 20th.
- In the the Western & Southern Open, Rublev’s most recent tournament, he was defeated in the quarterfinals 6-4, 5-7, 4-6 by No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner on August 17.
- Lehecka has gone 16-7 through nine tournaments on hard courts this year.
- On hard courts, Lehecka has won 21.2% of his return games and 84.4% of his service games.
- Lehecka is 28th in break points won on hard courts, converting 60 of 171 (35.1%).
- Lehecka suffered defeat in the Round of 16 of his most recent tournament (the Western & Southern Open) on August 16, when he went down 4-6, 7-6, 6-7 to Frances Tiafoe.
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