The final match of the day saw American Learner Tien, playing in his first major outside of the U.S. Open, upset No. 5 seed Daniil Medvedev in a five-set classic, 6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 1-6, 7-6, that ended at 2:54 a.m. local time. Medvedev had reached three of the past four Australian Open finals, but could not fend off a ferocious Tien.
By Nick Mulvenney and Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Three-times finalist Daniil Medvedev allowed his frustrations to boil over in a Melbourne Park meltdown before advancing to the second round on Tuesday while Taylor Fritz made a strong start in his bid to end a 22-year Grand Slam drought for American men.
The Australian Open first round continues with fifth seed Daniil Medvedev, home favourite Alex de Minaur and Italy's Jasmine Paolini among those in action, while Taylor Fritz battles Jenson Brooksby in one of three all-American clashes on Tuesday.
In Melbourne, tennis players Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, and Elena Rybakina advanced to the next rounds with notable performances. Medvedev overcame frustrations, Fritz aims to end an American men's Grand Slam drought,
Last year's runner-up Daniil Medvedev smashed his racquet and avoided a huge shock at the Australian Open on Tuesday before joining a rampant Taylor Fritz and veteran Gael Monfils in
Iga Swiatek demolished Emma Raducanu on Saturday to sweep into the last 16 of the Australian Open as 38-year-old Frenchman Gael Monfils stunned fourth seed Taylor Fritz. - Monfils magic - Monfils rolled back the years to storm back and defeat the American Fritz 3-6,
Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca stunned ninth seed Andrey Rublev in a major Australian Open shock on Tuesday as racquet-smashing 2024 finalist Daniil Medvedev narrowly avoided the same fate.
Last year's runner-up Daniil Medvedev smashed his racquet and avoided a huge shock at the Australian Open on Tuesday before joining a rampant Taylor Fritz and veteran Gael Monfils in the second round.
Another blockbuster Australian Open is upon us, spearheaded by Emma Raducanu's second-round win over her close friend Amanda Anisimova. The Brit, who reached the third round of a hard court Slam for the first time since winning the US Open in 2021, set up a blockbuster clash with Iga Swiatek on Saturday.
Highlights of the fifth day of the Australian Open on Thursday (all times GMT): 1554 TEENAGER TIEN STUNS MEDVEDEV American qualifier Learner Tien held his nerve in a battle that lasted four hours and 49 minutes to stun Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev,
World No 1 Jannik Sinner makes it 16 wins in a row; No 5 seed Daniil Medvedev dumped out of Australian Open by 19-year-old American Learner Tien in five-set epic; Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis p