Medvedev – Zverev: summary and result of the Australian Open semifinals

Medvedev’s path to the semifinals

Let’s review what Daniil Medvedev’s journey has been like in this Australian Open. The Russian advanced in the first round after beating Frenchman Terence Atmane 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 1-0 and retired and survived an early-morning thriller in the second round against Finnish Emil Ruusuvuori to win 3- 6, 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-6 (1) and 6-0. After destroying Felix Auger-Aliassime in the third round by 6-3, 6-3 and 6-3, Medvedev beat the Portuguese Nuno Borges in the round of 16 by 6-3, 7-6 (4), 5- 7 and 6-1; and in the quarterfinals he suffered to beat the Polish Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3, 5-7 and 6-4.