“You could say there’s something extra this year, yeah.” After his demolition of Andrey Rublev, it’s looking more and more likely that Nole will get it.

The Serbian advanced to his 10th Melbourne semifinal, a position he has transformed into a major trophy in all nine of his previous trips.

The No. 5 seed is into his seventh Grand Slam quarterfinal; can he break the duck against nine-time champion Novak Djokovic under the lights? After narrowly escaping Holger Rune, Rublev has never felt luckier.

Will either of the two heavy favorites be challenged? And who will win an unexpected, all-American quarterfinal?

Let us help you decide how to play his quarterfinal match-up with Andrey Rublev.

The Russian sealed the 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (11-9) victory over Rune in the most unlikely way possible: with a net cord winner that just barely made it over.

With Roger Federer retired and Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both having injury concerns, the Australian Open has offered a look at life after the Big 3.

Each day, we'll preview three must-see matches.

We're not foolish enough to think the Aussie can eliminate the nine-time Aussie Open champion, but we do think the hometown kid will have a moment or two.

Cameras caught the pair sharing a snack early in their third-round encounter on Margaret Court Arena.