Arthur Fils with a fine performance reached his third quarterfinal of the season following a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Thiago Seyboth Wild at the Chile Open in Santiago.
Rublev overcame a significant scare to defeat the Brazilian 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6(10-6) and advance to the second round in Melbourne for the eighth time in eight outings.
Seyboth Wild was making his debut in Paris but showed little sign of nerves while playing on Court Philippe Chatrier, swinging freely throughout the four-hour, 15-minute clash to upset the second seed 7-6(5), 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.