Rublev rallies back against Schwartzman, gives Team Europe 3-0 lead at Laver Cup

Andrey Rublev earned Team Europe their third consecutive win of the 2021 Laver Cup, defeating Team World's Diego Schwartzman on Friday night.

Rublev pulled off the 4-6 6-3 11-9 victory at the TD Garden in Boston, energized by his Team Europe teammates. The Russian got off to a 2-0 lead to start the match, before being broken back as Schwartzman leveled things at 2-2. With both men fighting for their respective teams, it was Schwartzman who obtained the vital break to win the first set.

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Momentum seemed to swing Rublev's way at the start of the second set, as the Russian raced to a 4-1 lead. However, Schwartzman rallied back to even the score at 3-4, with the Argentine serving. Nonetheless, Rublev upped his intensity, breaking Schwartzman a second time and pushing the match to a deciding tiebreak.

The match tiebreak saw both men exchange mini-breaks, before Schwartzman obtained a 7-5 lead. His Team Europe opponent was able to level the score at 8-8, and even held a match point at 9-8 but saw it evaporate with a double fault. However, Rublev kept his poise and eventually closed out the match giving Team Europe a huge 3-0 lead.

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