In the second round of the French Open in 2023, Andrey Rublev emerged victorious over Taro Daniel with a tough win. The sixth seed from Russia faced a challenge from Japan’s Daniel, but ultimately came out on top with a 6-2 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 7-5 victory.
Rublev showed resilience on Court Simonne-Mathieu as he battled through the match, despite struggling with his on-court demeanor and throwing his racquet in frustration at times. The 26-year-old eventually secured the win in a match that lasted three hours and 11 minutes.
Next up for Rublev is a match against either Pedro Martinez or Thiago Agustin Tirante in the following round. Meanwhile, French number one and 17th seed Ugo Humbert suffered a defeat to Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego earlier in the day.
On day one of the tournament in Paris, world number three Carlos Alcaraz and Britain’s Andy Murray were also in action. Alcaraz faced lucky loser J.J. Wolf, while Murray took on his old rival Stan Wawrinka in the night session on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
