Andrey Rublev, Aryna Sabalenka Storm Into Last 16 Of Australian Open | Tennis News
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Fifth seed Andrey Rublev surged into a last-16 clash with Holger Rune at the Australian Open Saturday and thanked opponent Dan Evans for giving him extra energy by donating a banana mid-match. The Russian crushed the Briton 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 on Margaret Court Arena to make the tournament fourth round for a third time. He will face Danish teenager Rune for a place in the quarter-finals after the ninth seed survived a nasty fall before recovering to sweep past unseeded Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (7/5).Despite being world number six Rublev, who has won 13 ATP titles, has never been further than the last eight at any Grand Slam.He moved a step closer by defeating his friend and 25th seed Evans, who threw a banana to him at a changeover when he ran out."I didn't ask him, I asked t...
