Andrey Rublev held off a stern challenge from Dominik Koepfer in his opening match at Indian Wells on Sunday, rallying from 4-2 down in the first set and eventually closing out the No. 51-ranked German lefty in two close sets, 7-5, 6-4.
The victory not only improved Rublev’s record this year to an impressive 15-2, it also improved his career record to 200-114, making him the 10th man born in 1990 or later to win 200 tour-level matches in his career and just the third man born in 1997 or later to achieve the feat, after Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
PLAYERS BORN IN 1990 OR LATER WITH 200+ CAREER WINS (men, tour-level)
372: Milos Raonic (born in 1990)
351: Grigor Dimitrov (born in 1991)
321: Alexander Zverev (born in 1997)
309: Dominic Thiem (born in 1993)
297: David Goffin (born in 1990)
238: Pablo Carreno Busta (born in 1991)
235: Daniil Medvedev (born in 1996)
219: Diego Schwartzman (born in 1992)
203: Stefanos Tsitsipas (born in 1998)
200: Andrey Rublev (born in 1997)
The above numbers are updated as of the end of play on Sunday.