Rublev becomes the 3rd Russian reaching the quarter-finals at Aus Open

Casper Ruud retired after losing first two sets of his fourth-round match at Australian Open and giving Andrey Rublev an easier run into an all-Russian quarter-final against fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev.

Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev has also reached quarterfinals in or half of draw.

It’s first time in Open era that three Russian men have reached quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament.