Andrey Rublev is scheduled to meet Japan’s Rei Sakamoto in the second round of the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Friday, October 9. Their match is not due to begin before 7 a.m. Moscow time.
The match is listed first on Show Court 3. The tournament schedule shows play on that court beginning at noon in Shanghai, which is 7 a.m. in Moscow. The start could move later depending on how long preceding matches on other courts take.
Rublev and Sakamoto have not met on tour before. The hard-court Rolex Shanghai Masters runs from October 7 to 18. Matteo Berrettini and Brandon Nakashima are scheduled to play next on Show Court 3 after the second-round match.