Image Source : AP Daniil Medvedev
Daniil Medvedev will take a 19-match successful streak into the Australian Open semifinals after beating fellow Russian Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-3, 6-2.
The pair had been teammates when Russia received the ATP Cup staff occasion on the eve of the Australian Open. They had been on reverse sides of the online on Wednesday, and Medvedev was dominant.
The No. 4-seeded Medvedev hasn’t dropped a set to No. 7-seeded Rublev in 4 tour-level matches. That contains their assembly within the U.S. Open quarterfinals final yr.
He known as for the coach after the match to therapeutic massage his higher legs as he sat in a courtside chair earlier than a TV interview.
“First time. I think I never saw it also,” he stated within the on-court interview. “I went to the bench, last game of the match. I started cramping. I knew he was cramping also. At the end, I locked completely … three last points when I was getting ready for the serve.”
Medvedev is into the semifinals of a serious for the third time. He will subsequent play both 20-time main winner Rafael Nadal or No. 5-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas.
There’s two Russian males within the semifinals. No. 114-ranked Aslan Karatsev will play top-ranked Novak Djokovic for a spot within the last.
