- Daniil Medvedev defeated Alexander Zverev.
- This will be his first Australian Open final.
- He will face Sinner in the final on January 28.
Medvedev showed his unbelievable mental strength as he came back from two sets to zero to win the match. This was the second time in the tournament that he came from two sets behind. He played his third five-setter at the ongoing slam.
Will it be the year of the 🐙 or the 🦊?!@DaniilMedwed comes from two sets down to defeat Sascha Zverev! He'll face Jannik Sinner to crown a first-time #AusOpen champion!
The comeback king. The marathon man. The #AO2024 finalist.@wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis pic.twitter.com/1IxpvKsDut— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2024
Sinner, who is currently ranked world number four, became the first player to beat Novak Djokovic at Melbourne Park in six years and has only lost one set throughout the entire campaign. Sinner and Medvedev will meet each other for the 10th time overall; although the Russian leads head-to-head 6-3, the Italian star won their last three meetings.
After the match, Medvedev was asked what changes he made when he was two sets down. The 27-year-old replied that he told himself to be more aggressive.
"At one moment in the third set, I felt tired physically. Looking at him, I didn’t feel it. I actually could not run anymore for 40 rallies like we did in the first set,” Medvedev said.
“So I was like ‘Okay, let’s go more aggressive. If it doesn’t work out, I tried.’ I tried what I thought would work. It started working. I started to serve much better. That tiebreak was pretty unbelievable. A little bit lucky on 5 all return. But that’s tennis.”
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