Andrey Rublev put his foot in it when he expressed his dread at having to take on Novak Djokovic in the next round – before the Serbian had won his match against Australian Alex de Minaur.Rublev secured his place in the Australian Open quarter-finals after an intense five set battle against Holger Rune in which he saved two match points en route to a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(9) victory.The fifth seed was due to face the winner of the Djokovic – de Minaur clash, but Rublev had apparently already written off the home favourite before the match had even begun when he expressed his apprehension over facing the 21-time Grand Slam cham …