It’s over for Australian tennis at the Australian Open. The tournament was left this Sunday without its last local players, Alex de Minaur, who fell in the round of 16 against Andrey Rublev by 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-0 in a tight match that lasted over four hours.
Despite the Russian’s good start to the match, winning the first set thanks to a decisive break in the tenth game, De Minaur managed to get past and score the next two in the tiebreakerto the delirious public that packed Rod Laver Arena.
However, it all went wrong in the fourth set.. Rublev started with a convincing 3-0 lead, a lead he completely controlled despite the Australian’s attempts to get into the match and avoid a fifth set.
He did not make it and the fifth race was a real nightmare for him. Deeply sympathized, The world number 10 melted like sugar before a Rublev attacked mercilessly until closing with a clear 6-0.
The Russian will face one of the big favorites for the title, Jannik Sinner (4) in the quarterfinals on Tuesdaywho defeated Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-5 and 6-3, in two hours and 34 minutes.
The young Italian, who suffered only one break in the entire match and He hit 46 winners against just 34 unforced errorshas spent a maximum of two and a half hours per match on court since the start of the tournament and has not lost a single set.
With this victory, Sinner equaled his best result in Melbournealthough her biggest victory in a Grand Slam was the Wimbledon semifinals in 2023.
Source: La Verdad
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