Australian Open quarter-final: Auger-Aliassime v Medvedev in fifth set – live!
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Rolling report: Join Gregg Bakowski for updates as Félix Auger-Aliassime takes on Daniil Medvedev in the men’s quarter-finals.
Auger-Aliassime 7-6 6-3 6-7 5-7 Medvedev*
The No 2 seed is full of beans now. Everything appears to be hitting the sweet spot until he double faults at 40-0. Maybe he’s feeling it too much because he fires a forehand long and then cedes ground to his opponent, with a weak return. Deuce! But then Medvedev wins an outrageous point – a volley that requires lightning quick reactions – and follows it up with an ace to take this incredible match to a fifth and final set.
*Auger-Aliassime 7-6 6-3 6-7 5-6 Medvedev
Medvedev hangs in there on the first point and waits for Auger-Aliassime to get impatient and force a forehand long. 0-15. But then it is he who overjuices a forehand. 15-15. The 9th seed shows great craft as he pulls Medvedev around court before smashing home a volley winner to get his nose in front again. But Medvedev shows gumption again, getting back to 30-30 and then producing a lovely whipped backhand to bring up deuce. Auger-Aliassime errs again as he booms a forehand long to give Medvedev a break point. And the Russian takes it, showing great resilience and making the Canadian chase the point and hit wide. Medvedev will serve for the second set.
*Auger-Aliassime 7-6 6-3 6-7 4-3 Medvedev
Thanks John. After dropping the opening point, the Canadian gathers himself and blasts through to hold to 15. On we go.
Auger-Aliassime 7-6 6-3 6-7 5-5 Medvedev*
It’s not an ideal start for the Russian, as he misses with a forehand to give the Canadian a chance at 0-15. But he sticks in there and a fine forehand down the line gets the score back to 30-15. “Ooooh!” The tension