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DARK SECRETS: Rublev knocks out rune in five set epic | Rare Historical Photos

Andrey Rublev saved two match points to make the Australian Open quarter-finals for a second time. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Andrey Rublev confessed to surviving a game of Russian roulette after saving two match points to scrap his way into the Australian Open quarter-finals for a second time.

Rublev staged a stunning fightback in the match tiebreaker to secure a 6-3 3-6 6-3 4-6 7-6 (11-9) victory with a dead net cord winner on his third match point against rising Dane Holger Rune on Monday.

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