Daniil Medvedev beats Tsitsipas, will play Nadal in the Australian Open final

World number 2 Daniil Medvedev has beaten Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. The Russian showcased a dominant display at the Rod Laver Arena and won the match by 7-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. The Russian has also unlocked another great achievement by reaching the final. He is the 2^nd man in the Open era to win his first Major title and then reach the final of the next Major title as well. A feat that has only been achieved earlier by British player Murray. Medvedev is slowly becoming one of the top performers in the tennis world at the age of 25.

Medvedev had some heated moments during the game as well when he went to the chair umpire for some discussion. He gave his opinion on the win as well and said “I don’t think bad emotions [when he had a go at the umpire] help me too much … you lose concentration, you lose energy. I’m happy that I managed to re-concentrate … I pulled out some serves, and that brought me back into the match

“Sometimes it was very even, a few moments, I maybe missed some balls where I could have gotten this break … starting from 5-4 in the third, I found some momentum to read his serve … his energy went down because of this. My energy was going up, and I think it would go up even more if the match will continue. I was more tired than usual … I’m happy today was not five hours, so I can look forward to the next one.”

The Russian has a mammoth task ahead of him now as he will face Rafael Nadal in the final of the Australian Open this Sunday. It will definitely be a mouth-watering clash between the Spaniard and the Russian. When asked about how he is feeling having to go against one of the best if not the best tennis player in the world, he said “I’m going to play against one of the greatest [Nadal in the final] … I think Novak will be watching this one in two days also. Grand slam finals are special … I’m ready. I know that Rafa is a very strong player, I know I will need to show my best to try to win this match.”