Andrey Rublev def. Andrea Pellegrino 7(7)-6(3), 6(7)-7(9), 6-3 — Swedish Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Andrey Rublev defeated Andrea Pellegrino 7(7)-6(3), 6(7)-7(9), 6-3 in the R16 of the Swedish Open 2026.

Second-serve points separated them. Andrey Rublev won 72 percent of his second-serve points to Andrea Pellegrino's 61, and the afternoon's lone break landed in game 4 of the third set, the top seed breaking for 3-1 after two tiebreak sets in which neither man dropped serve. The 138th-ranked Pellegrino saved six of seven break points and three match points along the way, yet never earned a break chance of his own against a serve that went 16 for 16 with 12 aces. Rublev closed it in 2 hours, 32 minutes, his first outing of the week after an opening bye, and moves into the Swedish Open quarterfinals.

Match stats

Andrey Rublev: 18 aces, 67% first serves, 4 double faults, 1/7 break points. Andrea Pellegrino: 10 aces, 68% first serves, 4 double faults.

Profiles: Andrey Rublev · Andrea Pellegrino — Swedish Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Andrey Rublev and Andrea Pellegrino.