Daniil Medvedev rallied from two sets down and saved a match point before beating No. 9 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5, 6-4 to move into the Australian Open semifinals.
The U.S. Open champion’s bid to become the first man in the Open era to win his second Grand Slam title in the following major tournament is still on track after the four-hour, 42-minute comeback victory.
A six-minute delay in the third-set tiebreaker, so the roof on Rod Laver Arena could be closed during a rain shower, swung the momentum mostly in Medvedev’s favour.
Canadian Auger-Aliassime won only one
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