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Daniil Medvedev beat Felix Auger Aliassime at the Australian Open

by Edwin Robertson
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Tennis News: Daniil Medvedev looked shaky and crestfallen in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open 2022, but he fought hard to avoid the edge of defeat.

The world No. 2 secured a match point against Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime to advance to the Australian Open semi-finals until after midnight Thursday (1/26) local time.

Under the lights shining on Rod Laver Arena, the Russian came back strong after losing the first two sets for the second time in her career before knocking out ninth seed Auger Aliassime 6-7 3-6 7- 6 7-5, 6-4 in 4 hours 41 minutes.

The second seed stood well clear of the baseline throughout the match to deal with Auger Aliassime’s powerful and consistent punch. He saved a match point chance at 4-5, 30/40 in the fourth set with a powerful first serve displaying a winning mentality under pressure to continue dominating their 4-0 head to head.

“I didn’t play my best game and Felix played unbelievably,” Medvedev admitted.

“He served really well. I wasn’t sure what to do but I thought I was going to make him work hard and fight until the last point. I managed to improve my game. When they closed the roof of the stadium, I felt the change of momentum, that I could hit better.”

With the win, the player, who fired 49 winners throughout the match, kept hope alive in her quest for a second Grand Slam title of her career after winning the US Open last season.

For the first time at the Australian Open this season, the world No. 2 dropped two sets before claiming victory. The only win he also had in such a situation was when he beat Marin Cilic at Wimbledon last season.

“On the match point chances, I managed to serve well,” Medvedev added. “It’s pretty ridiculous, because I came with a bag full of clothes just in case. The bag was full, but now it’s empty, so that’s how the game is going to be this time.”

Meanwhile, Auger Aliassime is eyeing a second Grand Slam semi-final of his career after also losing to the world number two in the US Open semi-finals last season. With the loss, the ninth seed is now 7-3 in 2022 after guiding Canada to the ATP Cup title in Sydney.

Ahead of his return to the Australian Open final (he reached the final last season before losing to Novak Djokovic), Medvedev will have a duel against fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas who earned a comfortable victory in three sets against 11th seed Jannik Sinner.

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