According to api.tennis, Rei Sakamoto beat Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-4 in the round of 64 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters in Shanghai to reach the next round.
Same score in both sets
Sakamoto won the opening set, then repeated the score in the second. Rublev was unable to force a deciding set.
Before facing Rublev, Sakamoto came through qualifying, beating Seongchan Hong 6-3, 7-5 and Kyrian Jacquet 7-6, 4-6, 7-6. In the round of 128 in the main draw, he beat Marco Trungelliti 6-3, 7-5. The match against Jacquet remains the only one in this run in which Sakamoto dropped a set.