Will Djokovic continue hurtling towards his 22nd grand slam, or will Rublev bring him to a shuddering halt? Find out with Niall McVeigh
Rublev takes the first point but loses a 23-shot rally where Djokovic repels everything thrown his way. The wind helps Rublev prevail in the next exchange, though, and he gets a break-back point as Djokovic gets his footwork wrong.
Djokovic saves it in a gruelling rally, letting out a roar as the winner evades Rublev’s racket. Two more mighty first serves, and Djokovic comes through another test of his mettle. Rublev now has words with the umpire – possibly unhappy at Djokovic pushing the shot-clock on serve.Are we about to see another gear change from Djokovic? He finds the baseline again, and a fizzing return is wafted out of play by a dispirited Rublev.
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