In the fight for a place in the semi-finals, he is up against Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Auger-Aliassime defeated former Melbourne finalist Marin Cilic 2-6 7-6(7) 6-2 7-6(4). Medvedev lost the final against record winner Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open last year and celebrated his first Grand Slam title at the US Open in September.
As the second Italian after Matteo Berrettini, Jannik Sinner made it into the quarter-finals. The 20-year-old from South Tyrol knocked out the last Australian in Alex de Minaur and, after a smooth 7:6(3),6:3,6:4, is in Melbourne’s round of the last eight for the first time. For Sinner it goes on against Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE-4) or Taylor Fritz (USA-20).
Halep lost heat battle
The two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep, on the other hand, was eliminated in the round of 16. In temperatures of more than 30 degrees, the Romanian finalist from 2018 lost 4:6,6:3,4:6 to unseeded Frenchwoman Alizé Cornet. Halep could see the hardships in the heat.
In her first quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament, Cornet meets Danielle Collins, who won 4:6.6:4.6:4 against Belgian Elise Mertens. The world number 30. Collins is the third American in the top eight after Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys.
Former French Open winner Iga Swiatek also reached the Melbourne quarter-finals for the first time in three sets. The number seven seeded Pole defeated the Romanian Sorana Cirstea 5:7.6:3.6:3. Her next opponent will be Aryna Sabalenka (BLR-2) or Kaia Kanepi (EST).
Source: Nachrichten
