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Medvedev ponders 'what Novak would do' to inspire Auger-Aliassime comeback
Follow live updates from the Australian Open men’s semi-finals as Daniil Medvedev battles Stefanos Tsitsipas for a place in Sunday’s final against Rafael Nadal.
Medvedev is aiming to reach his second successive grand slam final following his victory at the US Open in September. The Russian fought from two sets and match point down to defeat Felix Auger-Aliassime, revealing afterwards that inspiration from Djokovic had helped him turn the match around. Tsitsipas, last year’s French Open finalist, produced his best performance of the tournament in the quarter-finals to sweep aside the in-form Jannik Sinner in straight sets. The Greek has a 2-6 record against Medvedev - including a straight sets defeat to the Russian in the Australian Open semi-finals last season.
Nadal remained on course to win a record-breaking 21st men’s grand slam title earlier on Friday as he defeated Matteo Berrettini in four sets. It was billed as a tough match for the 35-year-old, but his victory was emphatic and marks his first appearance in a final at a major since winning the French Open in 2020.
Follow for live updates and scores from the semi-final matches:
Australian Open 2022: Tsitsipas 6-7, 6-4, 4-6 Medvedev* - Medvedev wins the third set!
Lovely start from Medvedev as he plays Tsitsipas at his own game with a deft backhand drop shot.
Wow - here comes the attack from Medvedev. Tsitsipas approaches the net but Medvedev hits a supreme backhand winner down the line.
Big trouble for Tsitsipas now - and an error out wide brings up three set points! The Greek saves the first with a body serve that Medvedev can’t react to.
But there’s the break, and the set for Medvedev! He goes on the attack again and after Tsitsipas sends up the lob, he fires the smash down into the court.
Tsitsipas gets his racket to it but he can’t keep it in play!
Jamie Braidwood28 January 2022 10:55
Australian Open 2022: *Tsitsipas 6-7, 6-4, 4-5 Medvedev
Medvedev crashes an overhead smash into the corner to win the first point of his service game, and yep, this one is another comfortable hold too.
Tsitsipas sends a backhand wide before an ace out wide from Medvedev is followed by a powerful strike up the middle, which Tsitsipas can’t return.
Medvedev’s serve is well and truly back and he’s a game away from the third set. Tsitsipas will have to serve to stay in this.
Jamie Braidwood28 January 2022 10:51
Australian Open 2022: Tsitsipas 6-7, 6-4, 4-4 Medvedev*
Medvedev pulls a forehand wide as Tsitsipas gets off to another 30-0 lead in his service game. He holds onto it this time, however, as Medvedev nets and Tsitsipas goes back to the one-two punch with the serve out wide and volley.
Jamie Braidwood28 January 2022 10:48
Australian Open 2022: *Tsitsipas 6-7, 6-4, 3-4 Medvedev
Tsitsipas nets on the opening point of the Medvedev serve before the US Open champion fires a backhand winner down the line.
That’s followed by a loose one from Tsitsipas and Medvedev seals the hold to love as he meets a Tsitsipas return on the volley and directs it into the corner.
Jamie Braidwood28 January 2022 10:45
Australian Open 2022: Tsitsipas 6-7, 6-4, 3-3 Medvedev*
Tsitsipas moves into a comfortable position on serve with a forehand smash into the corner to bring up 40-1, but Medvedev rallies back to deuce as he pins Tsitsipas deep with a combination of forehands into the corner.
Tsitsipas again comes into the net after playing a forehand down the line and guides the winner into the open space - but he can’t get clear after Medvedev sends a punishing forehand onto his backhand side.
A nice one-two punch from Tsitsipas on the serve out wide is followed up by a forehand from Medvedev that drifts long.
Jamie Braidwood28 January 2022 10:42
Australian Open 2022: *Tsitsipas 6-7, 6-4, 2-3 Medvedev
It’s business as usual for Medvedev, which is quite impressive given he was screaming at the umpire 20 minutes ago. He claims another hold to love after Tsitsipas sent a backhand slice long from his serve out wide.
Jamie Braidwood28 January 2022 10:35
Australian Open 2022: Tsitsipas 6-7, 6-4, 2-2 Medvedev*
Medvedev get a early look at the Tsitsipas serve but the Greek holds his nerve at 0-15 to come up with the serve and volley and win the point.
Tsitsipas lets out a yell as he runs around a forehand and powers it down the line, before holding with his fourth ace of the match.
Jamie Braidwood28 January 2022 10:33
Australian Open 2022: *Tsitsipas 6-7, 6-4, 1-2 Medvedev
Two aces from Medvedev helps him take a comfortable service game.
Jamie Braidwood28 January 2022 10:28
Australian Open 2022: Tsitsipas 6-7, 6-4, 1-1 Medvedev*
Great play from both on the opening point of the Tsitsipas serve as the Greek stretches to reach the overhead and then gets down low to make the volley winner.
Medvedev cranks up the pace of his forehand as Tsitsipas goes long - before Medvedev misses on a short ball at the net as Tsitsipas finally get a break off the net cord.
Tsitsipas nets on a forehand to bring up 30-30 - before Medvedev goes long with a forehand under pressure from the Tsitsipas serve-and-volley.
That was a scrappy game, but Tsitsipas gets out of it with the hold after an ace out wide.
Jamie Braidwood28 January 2022 10:26
Australian Open 2022: *Tsitsipas 6-7, 6-4, 0-1 Medvedev
Medvedev needs to find his head. And fast. At 15-30, he serves another double fault to hand Tsitsipas two early break points.
The response is impressive though, as he battles back to save both and finds his first serve with an ace down the middle.
Tsitsipas goes long on game point for Medvedev as the Russian escapes with a hold.
Jamie Braidwood28 January 2022 10:22


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