In what's gearing up to be an epic showdown at the U.S. Open 🎾, No. 6 seed Andrey Rublev 🇷🇺 and No. 9 seed Grigor Dimitrov 🇧🇬 are set to face off in the men's singles Round of 16! Get ready for some serious court action! 🔥
Rublev powered through to the Round of 16 after defeating the 32nd seed Jiri Lehecka 🇨🇿 with a straight-sets victory of 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 on Friday. His serve was on fire 🔥, winning a whopping 89% of his first-serve points! This win also tips the scales in Rublev's favor in his head-to-head against Lehecka, now leading 3-2.
While Rublev has reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals four times already, he's hungry for more 🏆. Could this be the year he breaks through to the semis or even beyond? Only time will tell!
Tennis fans, mark your calendars 📅! This clash between Rublev and Dimitrov is one you won't want to miss!
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Rublev, Dimitrov to face each other in U.S. Open Round of 16
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