Australian Open results: Novak Djokovic beats Alex de Minaur; Andrey Rublev & Ben Shelton through

Novak Djokovic won the archetypal of his 9 Australian Open titles successful 2008

Novak Djokovic made airy enactment of location anticipation Alex de Minaur arsenic helium continued his pursuit of a record-extending 10th men's rubric astatine the Australian Open.

The 4th effect volition play Russian Andrey Rublev successful the quarter-finals.

Rublev, seeded fifth, saved 2 lucifer points - and fought backmost from 5-0 down successful a final-set tie-break - to bushed Danish teen Holger Rune.

Later connected Monday, the 25-year-old discovered helium would look Djokovic aft the erstwhile satellite fig 1 had excessively overmuch prime for 22nd effect De Minaur.

On the imaginable of facing Djokovic, Rublev joked: "No-one wants to look Novak, I privation to beryllium successful the different fractional of the draw."

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Djokovic has been wearing strapping each tourney to support a hamstring wounded and asked for attraction successful a aesculapian timeout during his third-round triumph implicit Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov.

But, contempt the concerns of his fans, helium moved freely successful a assured triumph against De Minaur, which took 2 hours and six minutes.

De Minaur, who became the last Australian subordinate to autumn successful the singles, was incapable to header with Djokovic's prime and precision from the baseline.

Rublev should supply a sterner introspection - of Djokovic's fittingness and his unthinkable grounds astatine Melbourne Park - erstwhile the brace conscionable connected Wednesday.

Djokovic infamously did not play past twelvemonth aft a enactment astir his vaccination presumption which led to tribunal hearings and his eventual deportation.

On his return, helium has continued from wherever helium near disconnected astatine what helium calls his "second home", extending his winning streak determination to 26 matches.

As good arsenic a 10th Australian Open, Djokovic is going for a record-equalling 22nd men's Grand Slam title.

'A rollercoaster was easier than beating Rune'

Andrey Rublev has ne'er precocious beyond the quarter-finals astatine the Australian Open

Rublev earlier ended a melodramatic lucifer erstwhile helium sealed a 6-3 3-6 6-3 4-6 7-6 (11-9) triumph implicit 19-year-old Rune connected Rod Laver Arena.

Rune served for the lucifer astatine 5-3 successful the last acceptable and past had 2 lucifer points connected Rublev's service erstwhile 6-5 up.

The Russian yet got implicit the enactment with a fortunate net-cord winner.

"It's not a rollercoaster. A rollercoaster is easier," said Rublev aft his win.

"I was 5-2 down successful the 5th set, 6-5 2 lucifer points and past 5-0 successful a ace tie-break. This is the archetypal ever clip I triumph a lucifer similar this.

"To beryllium successful the quarter-final is thing I volition retrieve for definite each my life. I person nary words man, I americium shaking."

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Rublev looked to person taken power erstwhile helium led by 2 sets to 1 and created 3 interruption points successful the opening crippled of the 4th acceptable moments aft Rune had his heart-rate checked by aesculapian staff.

But Rune fought backmost to instrumentality the 4th and past broke aboriginal successful the decider.

From 5-3 down, Rublev won 8 consecutive points to level up again but Rune again wrestled backmost the momentum, getting 2 lucifer points connected Rublev's service lone for the Russian to unit a 10-point tie-break.

Rune raced into a 5-0 and 7-3 pb but was incapable to physique connected his beardown commencement arsenic Rublev levelled astatine 7-7 earlier converting his 3rd lucifer constituent arsenic the shot clipped the nett and dropped connected to Rune's broadside of the court.

Shelton's Australian Open tally 'a dream'

Ben Shelton was ranked satellite fig 569 past year

Ben Shelton said his Australian Open "has been a dream" aft helium bushed chap American JJ Wolf successful different thrilling five-setter.

Shelton, whose travel to Melbourne is the archetypal clip helium has near the United States, won 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-4) 6-2.

The 20-year-old lad of erstwhile satellite fig 55 Bryan Shelton is playing successful lone his 2nd Grand Slam.

The left-hander was ranked 569 successful the satellite past twelvemonth but has risen to 89.

"It's been a imagination truthful far, it's been a existent pleasance playing connected John Cain [Arena]," helium said.

"Thanks to everyone who came retired the past 2 matches, it's been astonishing - you guys are the best."

He faces different American, Tommy Paul, successful the past eight. Paul defeated Spanish 24th effect Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-5.

Unseeded Paul is besides into his archetypal Grand Slam quarter-final having mislaid successful the 2nd circular successful his past 2 visits to Melbourne.

Bautista Agut had been progressive successful a lengthy four-set lucifer with Britain's Andy Murray successful the 3rd round.

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