On May 3, Beijing time, the second round of the MEN's singles competition of the ATP1000 Madrid Masters began to compete, and the No. 6 seed Rublev met with wild card Player Drepper. The two sides fought fiercely in three sets in this game, and Rublev reversed the first set to eliminate his opponent 2-1.
In the first set, Draper broke in the second set to take a 3-0 lead at the start. In the 8th set, Rublev was again broken in a set that had to be guaranteed, and Draper won the first set 6-6.
In the second set, Rublev broke successfully as soon as he came up, and then he resolved the break point to save his hair. In the 6th set, Rublev lost the serve and the two sides fought to a 3-3 draw. In the 9th set, Rublev completed a key break and came to win the set 5-4. In the 10th set, Rublev managed to save his serve and won the second set 6-4.
In the decider, Rublev was broken in the 2nd set and started 3-0 behind his opponents. In the 11th set, Rublev successfully cashed in on the third break point and came to win the set 6-5. In the 12th set, Rublev's love game saved and won the decider 7-5.
In a match that took 2 hours and 19 minutes, the No. 6 seed Rublev narrowly defeated the 20-year-old British rising star Draper 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 to successfully reach the third round.