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Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev rallied from two sets down to beat Emil Ruusuvuori 3-6, 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-0 in a 4-hour, 23-minute second-round Australian Open match that ended at 3:39 a.m. local time.
Anna Blinkova needed 10 match points before finally finishing an upset of 2023 finalist Elena Rybakina in a half-hour tiebreaker to reach the third round of the Australian Open.
MELBOURNE : Order of play on the main courts on the fifth day of the Australian Open on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding):
World number three Elena Rybakina overcame a slow start and saved a clutch of set points to beat Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 in her first match at the Australian Open on Tuesday. Last year's beaten finalist could not get on the board in the first two games as her 38th-ranked Czech opponent made a flying start. But the Kazakh third seed quickly found her feet on Rod Laver Arena against the 2019 semi-finalist, breaking to get back on terms.
Iga Switatek came through her tricky Australian Open first-round clash with Sofia Kenin after beating the 2020 champion in straight sets on Tuesday.
MELBOURNE : Third seed Elena Rybakina made a slow start but shifted into top gear when it mattered to down tricky Czech Karolina Pliskova 7-6(6) 6-4 in the opening round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.
Daniil Medvedev will defend his Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title next month, while fan favourite Ons Jabeur is set to return after organisers announced the first few names for the tournament.
MELBOURNE : Aryna Sabalenka's Australian Open preparations hit a speed bump with her defeat in Sunday's Brisbane International final but the Belarusian has already put that loss in her rearview mirror and cannot wait to launch her Melbourne Park title defence.