Despite feeling lethargic, Daniil Medvedev easily defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada on Saturday to advance to the Australian Open’s round of 16.
runner-up twice Despite feeling lethargic, Daniil Medvedev easily defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada on Saturday to advance to the Australian Open’s round of 16. The third-seeded Russian defeated Bulgarian 13th seed Grigor Dimitrov in four sets, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3, and arranged a match against world no. 69 Nuno Borges of Portugal. Compared to his late-night comeback against Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori in the second round, which concluded at 3:40 a.m. on Friday, the match was very different. Having not gone to bed until seven in the morning, Medvedev acknowledged that the early finish had taken a toll on him. “It was not easy, I’m not feeling fresh, I’m not feeling 100 percent,”
“It was difficult, particularly in light of my previous match.
“I tried to constantly throw him a strong shot so I wouldn’t have to run because I felt like it was difficult for me to run. In the end, I was pleased with my performance and was able to execute several nice shots, particularly in the third set.”
Against the 27th seed, Medvedev had a perfect 6-0 record going into the match.
This included overcoming the Canadian in a thrilling five-set battle at Melbourne Park in the 2022 quarterfinals by saving a match point.
This time, the match was entirely on Medvedev’s terms; he broke early in the first set and didn’t let up much.
In the second set, the Canadian broke right away against the odds, but
In the second set, the Canadian broke right away, but it was only a little slip-up; at 3-3, Medvedev levelled the scores.
After some thrilling baseline rallies, the world number three, who possesses a remarkable ability to convert defence into attack, changed up a notch to grab a two-set lead.
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In the third set, he remained relentless in his quest to cross the finish line, which he accomplished in two hours and nine minutes.
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