It's 'coffee and sleep' for Rublev after marathon match
The action has well and truly kicked off at Melbourne Park with players making their bids for the Australian Open title.
On Wednesday, fans witnessed top seeds, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka advance to the 3rd round but not before a little wobble.
Russian 13th seed Andrey Rublev overcame issues with his serve to defeat Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 to advance to the next round.
He let out a huge cry of victory after the match.
When asked at the post-match on-court interview 'How does Andrey Rublev spend his day off tomorrow?'
'Coffee, sleep, coffee, sleep, practice and sleep. That's it,' pat came the reply from the 13th seed.
Gauff is a fan favourite in Melbourne
If the pictures are any proof then American Coco Gauff is certainly a fan favourite.
Spectators were seen clamouring for her autograph after her demolition of Serbian Olga Danilovic.
Third seed Gauff sailed past Danilovic with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 win to set up a third-round clash against her fellow American Hailey Baptiste.
"I missed a backhand at 40-0 to go up 5-0 (in the first set) but other than that it was pretty perfect," she said after the win.
Alcaraz shows why he is No 1
World number one Alcaraz took the latest step in his bid for the career Grand Slam with a 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-2 victory over a gutsy Yannick Hanfmann.
At 2 hours 44 minutes, it was the longest straight sets win of Alcaraz's career at the Majors!
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