Adrian Mannarino (33) made a small feat by dominating the home ground in Moscow, defending champion Andrey Rublev, seed 1, (5-7, 7-6, 6-3) in two hours 27. Wells, the world came 51, in the first round, Russian Romanian Safiullin, 160th in the standings, finished after 2h34 of the match (1-6, 7-6, 6-4).

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The left-handed trio presents himself his best victory of the season by dominating the world’s sixth player, having once again saved his match point in the second round. Marking his 50th match against a top 10 player, he signs his seventh success. Adrian Mannarino reached the final of the 2019 Moscow Championships against … Andrey Rublev (the event was canceled last year due to the Covid-19 epidemic), and Adrian Mannarino got his revenge two years later. He was sidelined for two months after the horrific knee injury he sustained against Roger Federer in the first round of Wimbledon, and it seems World 51 is finding good vibes. Completely unlike Rublev. The sixth player in the world, who was visibly lacking in form and ideas at the end of the season, was left unbeaten in the second round of Indian Wells and hasn’t appeared at this point in the season in the same form as last year that he was notable. He scored 15 consecutive victories in October…

French No. 4 on Friday will face lucky loser Ricardas Berankis, striker Federico Correa (6-2, 6-1) for a place in the semi-finals. Which will be a first on the track this season for Val de Oisian, who also scores points with the goal of a potential pick with the Blues for the Davis Cup (November 25-December 5).