{"id":46013,"date":"2022-01-26T11:58:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T16:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=46013"},"modified":"2022-01-26T11:58:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T16:58:52","slug":"daniil-medvedev-felix-auger-aliassime-australian-open-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/01\/26\/daniil-medvedev-felix-auger-aliassime-australian-open-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniil Medvedev Ousts Felix Auger-Aliassime in Stunning Australian Open Comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Second seed Daniil Medvedev came back from two sets to love and match point down 6-7(4) 3-6 7-6(2) 7-5 6-4 after four hours and 41 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Both players looked solid on serve throughout the first set until Auger-Aliassime broke through, earning the first break point of the set at 5-5 and eventually took the break. Medvedev promptly broke back though and the set went to a tiebreak. Auger-Aliassime was out-rallying Medvedev quite impressively and won the first-set tiebreak 7-4.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old grabbed an early break to go up 2-0 and was absolutely dominant on serve. Auger-Aliassime dropped only four points on serve all set with his first serve going 83% of the time, not giving Medvedev a chance to break back at any point. The Canadian took the second set 6-3 and looked well on his way to earning the best win of his career so far.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/04\/16\/why-felix-auger-aliassime-will-be-the-greatest-player-of-his-generation\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Auger-Aliassime had another chance<\/a> at an early break, having a breakpoint saved by Medvedev at 1-1. That would be the only breakpoint in the set and we got another tiebreak. After the first three points, Medvedev not only got a minibreak to go up 2-1, he also got another, far larger advantage.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"0Xohi294Rrlx__TLKJnxWg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1366987874\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'0Xohi294Rrlx__TLKJnxWg',sig:'qfLXZ9_PQT_urABs3BS_1Z4Dw74Xj_XYaotu0F07TwM=',w:'594px',h:'377px',items:'1366987874',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Match Turns<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;When they closed the roof, I suddenly felt the momentum change,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6vLLkZmOgsI\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said Medvedev in the post-match interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Auger-Aliassime was looking like the better player when the tiebreak started but once the roof was closed due to rain, the conditions began to suit Medvedev and he looked a born-again. The Russian only lost one more point in that tiebreak and won it 7-2.<\/p>\n<p>The final games of the fourth set saw the momentum zig-zag all over the place. Auger-Aliassime opened a match point on Medvedev&#8217;s serve at 5-4, which the Russian saved and went on to break the young Canadian in the next game. Medvedev serving the fourth set went up 40-0, but Auger-Aliassime saved all three set points to get to deuce. Medvedev won the next two points and the two were tied at two sets all.<\/p>\n<p>Auger-Aliassime would have his chance again in the fifth, having three break points on Medvedev&#8217;s serve at 1-0. The Russian held and swung the pendulum the other way and break Auger-Aliassime&#8217;s serve. Both continued to hold and Medvedev was serving for the match at 5-4, when Auger-Aliassime worked to get two breakpoints and take the set to 5-5. The young Canadian failed to take those, Medvedev won the next four points and the match.<\/p>\n<p>Next, Medvedev faces his rival Stefanos Tsitsipas in a re-match of the last year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/australian-open\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Australian Open<\/a> semifinal. It will most probably be far less straightforward than their meeting then as Tsitsipas looked truly dangerous in his last match. However, despite the four hours and 40 minutes, Medvedev&#8217;s camera lens message was &#8220;not tired&#8221;, showing he is not to be discounted.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second seed Daniil Medvedev came back from two sets to love and match point down 6-7(4) 3-6 7-6(2) 7-5 6-4 after four hours and 41 minutes. Both players looked solid on serve throughout the first set until Auger-Aliassime broke through, earning the first break point of the set at 5-5 and eventually took the break. 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