{"id":1178,"date":"2023-01-25T11:17:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T12:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marinemalawi.com\/?p=1178"},"modified":"2025-06-20T11:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:02:53","slug":"ruthless-djokovic-storms-past-rublev-at-australian-open-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marinemalawi.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/25\/ruthless-djokovic-storms-past-rublev-at-australian-open-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruthless Djokovic storms past Rublev at Australian Open (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Serbian ace remains on course for a tenth title Down Under<\/strong><\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic\u2019s quest for a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam title remains on course after the Serbian star turned in a devastating performance to defeat Russia\u2019s Andrey Rublev in their Australian Open quarterfinal clash on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Nine-time champion Djokovic, who was controversially deported from Australia ahead of last year\u2019s tournament, remains on course for yet another title after recording his 26th consecutive win in Melbourne, blitzing the Russian challenger in just over two hours of action (6-1, 6-2, 6-4).<\/p>\n

The Serb showed no sign of the hamstring issue which he has been battling throughout the tournament as he dominated on his own serve throughout the match, and fired back a series of excellently-timed return shots on several Rublev service games.<\/p>\n

Rublev, who overcame an intense five-round battle with Denmark\u2019s Holger Rune on Monday, couldn’t find any semblance of a foothold early as Djokovic swept through the first and second sets, losing just three games along the way.<\/p>\n

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Making the hard courts look easy \ud83d\udcaa@DjokerNole<\/a> is into his 10th #AusOpen<\/a> semifinal!@wwos<\/a> \u2022 @espn<\/a> \u2022 @eurosport<\/a> \u2022 @wowowtennis<\/a> \u2022 #AO2023<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bLy6VAxKZG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Russian showed a measure of resistance in the third but was ultimately powerless to stop a rampaging Djokovic, who fired 14 aces and 32 winners past him.<\/p>\n

Djokovic also held his nerve throughout rare instances of a Rublev fightback, saving every one of the five break points he faced in the match.<\/p>\n

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Special moments at Rod Laver Arena \ud83d\udc99@DjokerNole<\/a> \u2022 #AusOpen<\/a> \u2022 #AO2023<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/vTMzxjMAWK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt was very close to the performance of two nights ago [the fourth round]<\/em>,\u201d said Djokovic afterwards. \u201cI cannot be happier with my tennis.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been playing very solid from the back of the court, love playing in these conditions and this court.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

For Rublev, it is the seventh time he has been defeated in a Grand Slam quarterfinal and continues his unfortunate sequence of losing every Grand Slam quarterfinal he has ever played in\u00a0\u2013 just the second player in the Open Era to do so.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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2 – Andrey Rublev became the second male player in the Open Era to lose all his first seven Grand Slam quarterfinals, after Tommy Robredo. Hurdle.@atptour<\/a> @ATPMediaInfo<\/a> | #AustralianOpen<\/a> #AusOpen2023<\/a> #AusOpen<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 OptaAce (@OptaAce) January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Djokovic, meanwhile, was again targeted by sporadic heckling during the match, prompting him to complain to the chair umpire in the first set \u2013 though this only served to briefly delay the inevitable.<\/p>\n

If he maintains his impressive form in Australia all the way to Sunday\u2019s final, Djokovic will go level with rival Rafael Nadal on the all-time Grand Slam winners\u2019 list.<\/p>\n

To do so, he will have to bypass Tommy Paul in Friday\u2019s seminal after the American triumphed over Ben Shelton in four sets earlier on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The winner of that clash will play either Stefanos Tsitsipas or Karen Khachanov in the final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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