Alex de Minaur vs Andrey Rublev LIVE: Australian Open 2024 scores and results after Novak Djokovic wins

Alex de Minaur 4-6 7-6 (5) 7-6(4) Andrey Rublev*

De Minaur wins the breaker as soon as once more – and he’s solely a set away now!

De Minaur will get an infinite slice of luck as a volley trickles over through the web to get to 4-3.

Rublev then misses two returns and goes psychological at himself, to carry up three set factors for De Minaur! And though Rublev saves the primary one, De Minaur seals it with a pleasant backhand go down the road!

No roar this time – only a huge fist-pump to his field! The Aussie has turned it round through two tie-breaks right here! Stunning tennis!

Alex de Minaur 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-6 (3-3) Andrey Rublev*

Rublev seems to be to separate his racket after lacking a forehand… however fails. Tensions are excessive proper now.

Both gamers struggling to consolidate mini-breaks on this breaker – each are so good on return and it’s exhibiting. Three apiece on the change of ends. Big, huge 5 minutes developing.

*Alex de Minaur 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-6 Andrey Rublev

Rublev has a degree to carry up a tiebreak however the fast De Minaur whacks a forehand winner into the open courtroom to carry up deuce.

De Minaur will get on the entrance foot once more, with a forehand winner inside-in now, however Rublev finds the road twice on set level to avoid wasting his pores and skin!

Rublev then smacks his strategy to a tiebreak. Quality on the finish of the set is tremendous excessive once more.

Alex de Minaur 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-5 Andrey Rublev*

Big maintain for De Minaur, stopping the Rublev recreation streak because the Aussie lastly finds his first serve when he wants it essentially the most, sealing the sport with a forehand winner to again it up.

Will we’ve got one other tiebreak right here?

*Alex de Minaur 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 5-4 Andrey Rublev

A cushty maintain for the Russian. 5-5 as soon as once more.

Alex de Minaur 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 5-4 Andrey Rublev*

De Minaur can’t drive any simple factors and he’s consistently on the back-foot on this recreation. Rublev will get to interrupt level however goes simply lengthy together with his forehand which might have been an outright winner!

Rublev smashes his racket after netting a return on deuce, however the Russian drags it again to with some huge hitting.

And like the top of the primary set, De Minaur presents Rublev the break with a forehand miss and then double fault! We’re again on serve…

*Alex de Minaur 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 5-3 Andrey Rublev

Rublev holds and De Minaur must serve it out right here.

Alex de Minaur 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 5-2 Andrey Rublev*

Routine maintain for De Minaur ultimately as he backs up his first serve with some booming, flat groundstrokes.

Now a recreation away from the third set – and the Aussie crowd adore it!

*Alex de Minaur 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 4-2 Andrey Rublev

A uncommon wayward recreation from De Minaur. Rublev holds comfortably to fifteen.

Pressure again on the Aussie.

Alex de Minaur 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 4-1 Andrey Rublev*

From 40-0 to deuce, after an more and more exasperated Rublev merely lets rip a number of occasions.

But De Minaur will get again on the entrance foot, with a drive volley winner and a Rublev error giving the Aussie the essential maintain.

Rublev on the verge of combusting right here, he’s livid with himself.