Russian tennis players Andrei Rublev and Karen Khachanov lost to Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Sonego in the first round match of the doubles tournament held in Indian Wells.
The match, which lasted 1 hour and 12 minutes, ended with a score of 5:7, 1:6.
In singles, Rublev defeated British Andy Murray and advanced to the third round.
The match, which lasted 1 hour and 47 minutes, ended in two sets with a score of 7:6 (7:3), 6:1. Rublev served nine times and converted two of five break points. Murray has five hits and four double faults.
Khachanov lost to Thiago Wilde in the second round of singles. The match, which lasted 2 hours and 39 minutes, ended in two sets with the Brazilian player’s scores of 6:1 and 7:5. In the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, Karen Khachanov is ranked 15th and Thiago Wilde is ranked 65th.
On March 6, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced its decision to allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to compete in neutral status at the Olympic Games in France.
Previously Mirra Andreeva sensationally received In the first round of the Indian Wells tournament.