Rublev lost to Nishioka in the second round of the Shanghai Masters

Russian second racket Andrey Rublev failed to reach the third round of the Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 4 with a prize pool of almost $9.2 million.

In the second round, Rublev, seeded at number 13, lost to Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka with a score of 6:2, 1:6, 4:6. The match lasted 1 hour and 47 minutes. So, Rublev's series of defeats, which began in the fourth round of the US Open, increased to four matches.

Nishioka, who ranks 173rd in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, will play Spain's Jaume Munyar in the third round.

Beijing joke: Medvedev quarreled again and crashed out of the China Open

The Russian tennis player could not finish the semifinal match against Lerner Tin

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev lost to the 196th racket of the world Wu Yibing at a tournament in Hangzhou on September 21. It was clarified that the game lasted 3 hours and 2 minutes and ended with a score. 7:5, 6:7 (5:7), 4:6.

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