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Rublev eases past Anderson to reach fourth round in Paris

Russian Andrey Rublev strolled into the fourth round of the French Open with a facile 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 win over South African Kevin Anderson on Saturday. He was joined by compatriot Karen Khachanov after the 15th seed ousted Chile's Cristian Garin 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the round four in as many appearances at Roland Garros. It feels good to be in the second week of a slam this year.” Rublev, seeded 13th at Roland Garros, had lost his only previous meeting against two-time Grand Slam finalist Anderson at the 2015 US Open but did not face a single breakpoint against the 34-year-old on Court Simonne Mathieu. In his first appearance in the fourth round of the claycourt Grand Slam, former junior world number one Rublev will play the winner of the third round match between Hungarian Marton Fucsovics and Thiago Monteiro of Brazil.

The Hindu

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