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

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

Mesmeric tennis from both – and De Minaur comes out on top to win the second set!

De Minaur wins the rally of the match with a backhand lob to bring up two set points and although the first one on his serve goes begging, he seals the tiebreak with a backhand winner crosscourt!

A huge roar from the Aussie and we’re at a set apiece here! Brilliant set of tennis and the crowd are right in the thick of the action too!

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

Mini-break for De Minaur, who goes aggressive on his backhand on return, with Rublev missing the follow-up. The Russian does then go for a forehand winner and it comes off.

De Minaur does have two points on serve to win the set, though!

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

Level-pegging at the change of ends, as Rublev goes big on his serve and De Minaur holds his point with a volley winner!

Next five minutes could decide the match really…

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

Unbelievable from Alex de Minaur!

After a net cord, the Aussie goes around the net and Rublev can’t dig it out in court!

Alex de Minaur 4-6 6-6 Andrey Rublev*

Rublev not a happy bunny as he goes askew with his groundstrokes – just! – twice at 30-30 to give De Minaur the game.

Tiebreak time. Which way will this set, and match, swing?

*Alex de Minaur 4-6 5-6 Andrey Rublev

Rublev holds to 15, as he finds his range with his first serve.

Can De Minaur get this set to a tiebreak?

Alex de Minaur 4-6 5-5 Andrey Rublev*

Yep, that’s big for the Aussie after he looked in travel.

Rublev goes just wide on the backhand at 15-30, just wide on the forehand at 30-30 and then nets on return.

De Minaur scrambles his way to 5-5.

*Alex de Minaur 4-6 4-5 Andrey Rublev

Ridiculous tennis from both players at deuce – another lung-busting point won by Rublev, before an ace out wide seals the game.

This was when Rublev broke and sealed the first set, can De Minaur hold out this time?

Big few games in the match now.

Alex de Minaur 4-6 4-4 Andrey Rublev*

A hold to 15 this time for De Minaur. Quite key, you feel, just to get a comfortable service hold in the bag.

*Alex de Minaur 4-6 3-4 Andrey Rublev

Two break points saved by the Russian.

A brutal 35-shot rally at 30-40 is won by Rublev with a smashing forehand winner, and that essentially decides the game. De Minaur can’t return two first serves and the fifth seed escapes.

Nip and tuck in every game basically now!