Australian Open LIVE Results – Medvedev in SemiFinals: 2021 US Open Champion Daniil Medvedev pulled off one of the finest comebacks in Australian Open history as he came back from two sets down to clinch a win over Felix Auger-Aliassime. The second Russian clinched a 6-7, 3-6, 7-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over the ninth seed Canadian to book her place in the semi-finals. Follow AO2022 LIVE Updates & Medvedev vs Aliassime HIGHLIGHTS on InsideSport.IN
AO2022 Men’s Singles Semifinals Decided
- Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) on Friday – Timing TBD
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Matteo Barrettini (ITA) @ 9 AM IST on Friday
Australian Open LIVE Results: Medvedev trumps young Aliassime after 5 hours of ‘DOG-FIGHT’, Russian comes back from 2 set down to win 5 setter, check Medvedev vs Aliassime HIGHLIGHTS
Medvedev in SemiFinals – Medvedev wins Aliassime ‘DOG-FIGHT’ Top seed Daniil Medvedev battled back from two sets down and saved a match point against Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the Australian Open semi-finals with a 6-7(4) 3-6 7-6(2) 7-5 6-4 victory on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old Russian had his back firmly up against the wall for much of an absorbing contest as Auger-Aliassime produced some stunning tennis on Rod Laver Arena.
But he simply refused to lie down as he overturned a two-set deficit for only the second time in his career to set up a Friday semi-final against Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Ninth seed Auger-Aliassime, 21, was the dominant player in the first set and despite a wobble when serving at 6-5 he won a tiebreak courtesy of some uncharacteristic Medvedev errors.
Never count @DaniilMedwed out 🙅♂️
From two-sets-to-love down, the world No.2 completes the comeback to defeat Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7(4) 3-6 7-6(2) 7-5 6-4 and advance to his second consecutive #AusOpen semifinal.#AO2022 pic.twitter.com/Pbel08qtGM
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2022
Medvedev wins Aliassime ‘DOG-FIGHT’ Auger-Aliassime cruised through the second set against a subdued Medvedev to move to within a set of a first career win against the Russian and a second Grand Slam semi-final.
Medvedev was hanging on towards the end of the third set as Auger-Aliassime sensed victory but managed to close out a tiebreak after a shower caused the roof to be closed.
Auger-Aliassime had a match point in the 10th game of the fourth set after a Medvedev double-fault but the Russian responded with huge serving to stay alive.
Medvedev then broke serve in the next game and held his own to extend the match into a decider — finally seizing the initiative with an early break as the match entered its fifth hour.
Auger-Aliassime had one last chance when he earned a break back point trailing 4-3 but Medvedev snatched away the opportunity with a timely ace.
Medvedev in SemiFinals: Serving for the match, Medvedev showed some cracks in his armour as he went down 15-40, but rattled off four consecutive points to claim victory after four hours and 42 minutes.
Australian Open LIVE Results: Medvedev trumps young Aliassime after 5 hours of ‘DOG-FIGHT’, Russian comes back from 2 set down to win 5 setter, check Medvedev vs Aliassime HIGHLIGHTS
5th set
- Game. Set. Match. Daniil Medvedev clinches a memorable comeback to seal Australian Open semi-finals spot.
- Felix Auger-Aliassime holds on, Daniil Medvedev to serve for the match at 5-4.
- Daniil Medvedev holds on to his lead, after yet another back and forth game. 5-3.
- Auger-Aliassime holds on, takes his serve to clinch his third game of the set.
- Medvedev restores two point advantage, goes 4-2 up on his serve.
- Felix holds on to his serve, remains in contention by reducing gap to 3-2.
- Medvedev holds his serve goes, 3-1 up in the fifth set.
- BREAK!! Daniil Medvedev wresles control of the decider, leads 2-1.
- Daniil Medvedev saves two break points, levels the scores at 1-1.
- Felix Auger-Aliassime serves well, takes 1-0 lead.
4th set
The rollercoaster continues 🎢
🇷🇺 @DaniilMedwed takes the fourth set against Auger-Aliassime 7-5 to send this quarterfinal into a decider.#AusOpen • #AO2022 pic.twitter.com/bAL50u2peU
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2022
- Daniil Medvedev bounces back in style, restores parity to force 5th set decider.
- BREAK! Medvedev shows his class, breaks to take a 6-5 lead.
- Clutch Medvedev saves match point, holds on to level the game at 5-5.
- Felix saves break point, wrestles back to lead 5-4 in 4th set.
- Medvedev hits back instantly on his serve, scores level at 4-4.
- Felix Auger-Aliassime fires back to back aces to go 4-3 ahead
- Medvedev shows his class, holds his serve to level the game once again at 3-3.
- Felix takes the lead once again, goes 3-2 ahead on his serve.
- Medvedev comes back to hold on to his serve, scores level at 2-2.
- Auger-Aliassime holds on, takes 2-1 lead in 4th set.
- Medvedev defends his second serve, levels the game 1-1.
- Felix Auger-Aliassime starts off well, serves himself to a 1-0 lead.
3rd Set
Man on a mission.
🇷🇺 @DaniilMedwed gets one back on Auger-Aliassime, taking the third set 7-6(2).#AusOpen • #AO2022 pic.twitter.com/fCGC2aDLqe
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2022
- Daniil Medvedev bounces back, wins 3rd set 7-6 to force a fourth set at Rod Laver Arena.
- Medvedev takes four set points. Leads 6-2.
- Play resumes and Medvedev clinches three straight points to lead 5-1 in the tie breaker.
- Play stopped due to rain.
- Auger-Aliassime continues to hit back, forces tie break. 6-6.
- Daniil Medvedev holds on for the sixth time, Felix to serve to force tie breaker. 6-5.
- Felix hits back and levels the scores at 5-5.
- Medvedev holds on again as 3rd set heads to the wire. 5-4 lead to the 2nd seed.
- Auger-Aliassime holds on, set level at 4-4.
- Medvedev continues to fight hard, takes a 4-3 lead with his serve.
- Felix levels once again, set level at 3-3
- Medvedev refuses to bog down from the fight, goes 3-2 ahead.
- Auger-Aliassime continues to hold his second serve well, levels 3rd set 2-2.
- Medvedev saves break point, holds his service to go 2-1 up.
- Felix defends his second serve, scores 1-1 in 3rd set.
- Daniil Medvedev serves himself to a lead, goes 1-0 ahead.
2nd set
🚨 Upset Alert 🚨
🇨🇦 @felixtennis takes a two-sets-to-love lead against the world No.2 in Daniil Medvedev, clinching it 6-3.#AusOpen • #AO2022 pic.twitter.com/0ZDPu2rP2B
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2022
- Felix Auger-Aliassime takes the second set, leads 7-6, 6-3 vs Medvedev in the quarterfinals.
- Medvedev seals his serve, Felix to serve for the set at 5-3.
- Felix one game away from second set win, leads 5-2.
- Medvedev holds his serve, Felix continues to be a break ahead. 4-2.
- Felix Auger-Aliassime continues to dominate, serves himself to a 4-1 lead.
- Medvedev holds, finally wins a game in second set. Reduces deficit to 3-1.
- Felix looks unstoppable at the moment, seals Game 3 with relative ease to go 3-0 up in 2nd set.
- BREAK! After a long second game, Felix Auger-Aliassime clinches game 2 after four deuces.
- Felix Auger-Aliassime starts off second set in fine style, closes game with an ace to go 1-0 up.
1st Set
- Medvedev saves one set point, but Felix eventually clinches the win to take lead.
- Auger-Alissime bags three set points, leads 6-3
- Felix starts off the tie breaker well, leads 3-2
- Medvedev forces the tie break with a fine break to tie the scores at 6-6.
The goal here is to reach his second Grand Slam semifinal 🔥@felixtennis is putting in work ahead of his match against Medvedev this evening 💪#AusOpen | #AO2022 pic.twitter.com/nGGWaJdhiK
— ATP Tour (@atptour) January 26, 2022
Medvedev vs Auger-Aliassime: Daniil Medvedev eyes semifinal spot, faces Felix Auger-Aliassime in Quarterfinals – Follow LIVE updates
- Runner-up to Novak Djokovic last year, Medvedev began the 2022 Australian Open as a clear favourite with Djokovic getting deported from the country.
- He started the campaign with a victory over Switzerland’s Henri Laaksonen in the first round.
- He then faced local favourite Nick Kyrgios in a high-intensity second round clash and outlasted the Australian 7-6 (7-1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
Waving to the quarterfinals like 👋 @daniilmedwed · #AusOpen · #AO2022 pic.twitter.com/QKbjYso7si
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 24, 2022
Medvedev vs Auger-Aliassime: Daniil Medvedev eyes semifinal spot, faces Felix Auger-Aliassime in Quarterfinals – Follow LIVE updates
- He then defeated Netherland’s Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets to reach the fourth round. Against Maxime Cressy, Medvedev faced pressure throughout. The Russian dropped one set and had to play three tie-breakers but eventually won the contest.
- He now remains in contention to become the first player outside the big three – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic – to win two consecutive Grand Slams since Andre Agassi in 1999-2000.
- Meanwhile his opponent, 21-year old Felix, is making his first-ever appearance in the quarter-finals of the Autsralian Open.
- After reaching the quarter-final in the Wimbledon and the semi-final in the US Open last year, the youngster is continuing his good form into the fresh season this year.
- In the ATP Cup at the start of the year, he defeated the likes of Alexander Zverev and Roberto Bautista Agut and played a crucial role helping Canada clinch the title.
- His run in the Australian Open hasn’t been smooth as he had to play two four-setters and one five-setter in his four matches so far.
- In the fourth round he faced the experienced Marin Cilic and outclassed him despite losing the first set with a 2-6, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6 victory. One of his biggest abilities is to find ways to win games even when the opponent puts him under pressure.
Medvedev vs Auger-Aliassime: Daniil Medvedev eyes semifinal spot, faces Felix Auger-Aliassime in Quarterfinals – Follow LIVE updates
Medvedev vs Auger-Aliassime Head-to-Head: Both the players have met three times in the past with Medvedev winning all the three matches. Their most recent outing came during the semi-finals of the ATP Cup and Medvedev won the game 6-4, 6-0.
| Year | Event | Surface | RND | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ATP Cup Australia |
Outdoor Hard | SF | Daniil Medvedev |
6-4, 6-0
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| 2021 | US Open NY, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | SF | Daniil Medvedev |
6-4, 7-5, 6-2
|
| 2018 | ATP Masters 1000 Canada Canada | Outdoor Hard | R32 | Daniil Medvedev |
3-6, 6-4, 7-67
|
Where to watch Australian Open LIVE streaming? The AO2022 will be streamed live on Sony Sports Network– SONY SIX or SONY LIV app in India.
Australian Open LIVE Results: Medvedev trumps young Aliassime after 5 hours of ‘DOG-FIGHT’, Russian comes back from 2 set down to win 5 setter, check Medvedev vs Aliassime HIGHLIGHTS
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