MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Talk about going bananas: There was an unusual show of sportsmanship at the Australian Open on Saturday, when one player, Dan Evans, offered a piece of fruit to his opponent, Andrey Rublev.
And the fifth-seeded Rublev joked after his 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 victory put him in the fourth round at Melbourne Park: "He helped me with the energy."
Rublev, a six-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist, compiled a whopping 60 winners in the match, with nary a slip-up.
But let's peel back what happened in the most interesting sequence at Margaret Court Arena.
The snack-sharing came at a changeover late in the first set, with Rublev leading 5-4. The 25-year-old Russian wanted a little sustenance — tennis players often will munch on bananas during breaks in matches because they are a healthy, fat-free source of carbohydrates and potassium — but he realized the courtside allotment was gone.
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