Although he has been in a permanent physical time trial since the second round, Daniil Medvedev He is already among the best four of the Australian Open.
The Russian, who finished his second match in the tournament at 3:40 in the morningsurvives the fatigue, the heat and the rivals that stand in front of him.
Medvedev has dropped sets in four of his five matches. He only beat the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets. The world number three, making the rubber, He beat Hubert Hurkacz this Wednesday, 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-3, 5-7 and 6-4, in 3 hours and 59 minutes.
Those who watched the game realized that Hurkacz shot better, but also missed more. And that pays off when your rival goes into fronton mode. Running more than ever, from one slope to another, Gilles Cervara’s pupil will be in the Open semifinals for the third time.
In the 2021 and 2022 editions he reached the final. This time the winner of the duel between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev awaits in the penultimate round.
2024-01-24 07:01:26
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