“Most competitive match of the tournament yet,” Andrey Rublev’s epic win over Holger Rune at the Australian Open leaves fans stunned
David Craig
Updated on April 01, 2026
The ongoing Australian Open has seen yet another epic five-setter match. It was a clash between the two top-ten-seeded players, Andrey Rublev and Holger Rune. The fifth seed Rublev went on to win 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (11-9) against the Dane. It was so close that the tide kept shifting in favor of both players from time to time. Fans went berserk watching these top seeds play in the match, hitting aces and winners.
However, the best part of the match was the fifth-set tiebreak. The Russian was 3-7 behind Rune and was on the verge of a defeat, but he won the next six points and went into a 9-7 lead. This epic comeback from Rublev sealed him the tiebreak, set, and match.
Fans took to Twitter appreciating the duo for such an intense match. Some went on saying it was the best match of the tournament so far. While others recalled the nail-biting tiebreak and Rublev’s comeback. Few netizens also felt that the match was a roller coaster with the way the momentum shifted throughout.
The most competitive match of the tournament yet
— Olúwadámiláre (@YoungQuam) January 23, 2023
Fans react to the heroics of Andrey Rublev and Holger Rune
Tennis fans across the globe lauded the duo for an entertaining match. People compared this match with watching four Grand Slam finals combined. Others reminded that though the match was interesting, it had a bit bizarre ending with the ball touching the net before falling in. People sent Rublev their best wishes for his performance today and for reaching the quarterfinals of this year’s first Major.
Still shellshocked from that dead netcord ending (match points saved) for the 7-6(9) in the 5th win for Andrey Rublev.
Brutal for Rune but he'll be back very soon. Rublev with some ice cold serves under extreme pressure. Think he needed that one more than anyone can fully know.
— Abigail Johnson (@abigailtennis) January 23, 2023
Some fans had high praise for the Russian and appreciated him for keeping his cool in the tiebreaker and defending the match points. Some other fans criticized Rune for his bad luck as he couldn’t win the tiebreaker after being in the lead 7-3. Some called the last shot cruel and condemned Rublev’s celebrations. They trolled him for not apologizing immediately and going for celebrations.
Following Rublev’ match vs Rune is like watching four grand slams finals combine. Crazy match! #AusOpen
— Janu Rangel (@janurangel) January 23, 2023
With the win over Holger Rune, Rublev now reached his seventh Grand Slam quarterfinal. He will be facing Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. However, he will be eyeing his first ever semifinals in a major tournament but it is not going to be easy for the Russian.
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