New York (AFP) – The young Spanish tennis player Daniel Mérida offered another example of his potential this Wednesday by beating the Russian Andrey Rublev and advancing to the third round of the United States Open.

First modification: 09/02/2026 - 20:29

Mérida, number 39 in the ATP, beat Rublev (24th) 6-7 (3/7), 6-2, 6-4 and 6-4 in two hours and 46 minutes. of game.

The 21-year-old from Madrid continues to add achievements in the best season of his career, in which he lifted his first trophy in July in Umag and progressed to the quarterfinals of the Montreal Masters 1000 in August.

In his first participation in the main draw of the US Open, Mérida claimed an illustrious victim in Rublev, a player who has reached the Grand Slam quarterfinals ten times.

The Russian, who became fifth ranked in the ATP, confirmed his downward trajectory this year, in which he recently suffered defeats in his debuts at Wimbledon and Montreal.

Mérida will face the American Alex Michelsen in the next phase, who gave the other surprise of the day by beating his compatriot Brandon Nakashima, runner-up in Montreal, 6-3, 6-4 and 6-4.

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