Australian Open second seed Daniil Medvedev has become the first player to come back from two sets down this tournament, beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7 (4-7), 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5, 6-4 in four hours and 42 minutes
After Tsitsipas dispatched of Sinner in comprehensive fashion earlier in the day, we were treated to a classic tonight as Medvedev became the first man at this year’s tournament toAnd in the women’s, Collins ended Cornet’s dream run in straight sets before Swiatek overcame a one-set deficit to eliminate Kanepi.
Q: I am sure. You were down two sets to love. You have only come back from two sets to love in your career before this one time at Wimbledon last year, you remember of course. What goes through your mind at two sets to love down and what tactical changes if any did you feel like you needed to make? Yes, first set in the tie-break I was sweating like hell. I actually made a few double faults just because my hand was slippery. Really slippery. I just could not kick it and I was really disappointed with myself because I was like, ’What can I do better? I try to change the wristband or something like this so the river definitely help me -- the roof definitely help me to be less sweaty.
He is a tough player. We have had a lot of matches already. A lot of tough ones. A few of them I have one and a few of them he has one and last year I managed to play pretty well. So I just hope that I am going to go well and show my best tennis and that is how we can have a good match.Auger-Aliassime gives himself some hope with a strong first four points that see him bring up two break points after going up 15-40 courtesy of three Medvedev mistakes.
Medvedev qualifies for his second consecutive Australian Open semi-final where he will face Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday.Auger-Aliassime hit more winners but undid his good work with far more unforced errors .