Alex de Minaur has shown no scars from his mauling by Novak Djokovic in Melbourne as he rebounded with one of the most striking wins of his career over Andrey Rublev at the Rotterdam Open.
In his first match since being blown off court by Djokovic at the Australian Open three weeks ago, de Minaur played a nearly flawless match at the Dutch indoor event on Wednesday to rush and harry the world No.5 Rublev to a 6-4 6-4 defeat in just 81 one-sided minutes.
It was the Australian No.2's third victory over a top-five opponent in less than four months after he defeated Rublev's compatriot Daniil Medvedev at the Paris Masters in November and Rafael Nadal in the United Cup in January.
