Daniil Medvedev battled into a third Australian Open final Friday with a come-from-behind five-set defeat of Alexander Zverev to set up a title match against Jannik Sinner.
The never-say-die Russian third seed was in a precarious position on Rod Laver Arena but fought back to win 5-7, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 after four hours 18 minutes.
Ice-cool Italian Sinner will be awaiting him in Sunday's title match after stunning defending champion Novak Djokovic in the other semi-final.
Medvedev has been to the final twice before, losing to Djokovic in 2021 and Rafael Nadal a year later. It has been a long and arduous road to get back there, with the 27-year-old surviving two four-set battles and a pair of five-set matches before meeting Zverev.
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