Andrey Rublev has been on a revenge tour of sorts in his latest appearance at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. In the second round, he flipped the script on Learner Tien after the American took a recent encounter in Washington, D.C. His win over Popyrin marked Rublev’s first match against the Australian since coming out on the losing end of their 2024 Montreal final.
Another shot at wiping away a disappointing 2024 defeat awaits next. Francisco Comesana, who shocked Rublev in the first round of last year’s Wimbledon, himself battled back to sink Reilly Opelka, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5.
“It’s gonna be a great challenge for me, because I lost to him the only time we played each other last year in Wimbledon. Looks like this tournament, the draw are rematches,” he said. “First match with Tien, today with Alexei, now again Comesana. I am facing all the players that I lost to. Let’s see where I can get.”
