Russia's Andrey Rublev reacts after winning against Britain's Daniel Evans during their men's singles match on day six of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 21, 2023. /Fifth seed Andrey Rublev surged into the last 16 of the Australian Open Saturday and thanked opponent Dan Evans for giving him extra energy by donating a banana mid-match.
He will face either unseeded Frenchman Ugo Humbert or Danish teenager and ninth seed Holger Rune for a place in the quarter-finals.Despite being world number six Rublev, who has won 13 ATP titles, has never been further than the last eight at any Grand Slam.