VIDEO Australian Open awaits grand final: Medvedev defeated Tsitsipas and fights for the title! – Sports

MELBOURNE – Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev will be a rival of the Spanish Rafael Nadal in the men’s singles final at the Australian Open grand slam in Melbourne. In the second semifinal, he defeated the Greek quartet Stefanos Tsitsipas 7: 6 (5), 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1. In the event of Sunday’s triumph, it would become a world unit for the first time. He can replace Serb Novak Djokovic, who did not play in the duel for the title or set, as the leader of the ATP rankings.

At the beginning of the match, Medvedev and Tsitsipas won their submissions. At 4: 4, last year’s US Open champion had four breakballs at his disposal, but none of them changed and the secretary finally decided on the first set. In his introduction, Tsitsipas led 4: 1, but Medvedev equalized and in the end he celebrated success. At 6: 5, he turned the first set when the Greek rocket forehand ended behind the baseline.

Tsitsipas quickly mobilized, took over Medvedev’s service right at the beginning of the second act, and after confirming the break, took the lead 2: 0. Although he lost the service in the sixth game, at 4: 4, after Medvedev’s double mistake, he broke his opponent again and did not let go of the chance to equalize 1: 1 on sets. Medvedev complained to the empire’s referee that the Greek was receiving unauthorized coaching from his father, Apostolos Tsitsipas.

At the beginning of the third set, he lost concentration and Tsitsipas got to two breakballs, but Medvedev turned them away. which encouraged him. With a 5: 4 against Tsitsipasa’s pass, he took the lead 40: 0 thanks to a series of winners and turned the second set. Medvedev was on horseback, breaking Tsitsipas’s 4-1 serve twice in the fourth act and following the triumph over Greece from last year’s Australian Open semifinals.

“The turning point was the beginning of the third set, in which I deflected two breakball balls. It kicked me. After losing the second act, I foamed and lost concentration unnecessarily, it was a mistake, but luckily I got through it. At the end of the third set, I got a few throws, I’m looking forward to the finals, and I’ll try to repay Raf for losing from the 2019 US Open final, which was a five-hour-five at the time, and Novak Djokovic will definitely be watching Sunday’s match. grand slam title, but I’ll try to do my best and win, “ Medvedev said in a post-match interview.

Men’s Singles Semifinals:
Daniil Medvedev (RUS-2) – Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRC-4) 7: 6 (5), 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1

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