Australian Open 2018: 5 first round matches to watch

2016 Australian Open - Day 5
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#2 Andrey Rublev vs David Ferrer

2016 Australian Open - Day 8
David Ferrer is still a challenge at the age of 35

A Next Gen superstar meets a veteran of the sport in this encounter as the 30th seed Andrey Rublev from Russia faces Spain’s David Ferrer. Rublev had a breakout season last year – his US Open performance was appreciated by the masses as he reached the US Open quarter-finals defeating players like Grigor Dimitrov and David Goffin, eventually losing to Rafael Nadal. He then went on to the final of the first-ever Next Gen ATP Finals, losing to South Korean Hyeon Chung.

Ferrer, on the other hand, has been struggling for form over the last two seasons, but he is still a sizeable opponent and with more than 700 career wins, this match has the potential to go all the way and entertain the crowd.

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