US Open champion Medvedev in the round of 16

The world number two moved into the round of 6 in Melbourne on Saturday with a confident 4:6, 4:6, 2:XNUMX against the Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp. Because the Serbian record champion and world number one Novak Djokovic is not taking part after his expulsion from Australia, Medvedev is the highest placed participant in the men's competition. “Of course I don’t want to stop in the fourth round,” said last year’s finalist in the winner’s interview on the pitch.

In September, at the US Open, Medvedev ruined the Serbian top star Djokovic's historic chance of winning all four of the most important tennis tournaments in one year. He was crowned Grand Slam champion for the first time. Now he has the chance to follow up his first with his second Grand Slam triumph. Medvedev doesn't let anything go wrong In New York, Medvedev only lost one set in the entire tournament - in the quarterfinals against van de Zandschulp. The Dutchman had a surprising winning streak as a qualifier. This time Medvedev allowed the world number 57. no set win. After 1:55 hours the Russian used his first match point. “Even if the result doesn’t show it, I feel like it was a closer match,” Medvedev said.

Medvedev has now won ten Grand Slam matches in a row. In Melbourne, the world number two had defeated the Swiss Henri Laaksonen at the start, and in the second round he disenchanted the Australian tennis entertainer Nick Kyrgios in four sets and also defied the atmosphere. “It's easier to play against a guy from the Netherlands in Australia than against an Australian,” said Medvedev with a smile and joked to the audience: “Every good relationship has to have its ups and downs. The Russian's possible semi-final opponent is the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. The world number four reached the round of 6 thanks to a 3:7, 5:6, 7:2 (7:6), 4:XNUMX against Frenchman Benoit Paire. Halep and Sabalenka continue For the women, two-time Grand Slam tournament winner Simona Halep underlined her ambitions. The Romanian, seeded 6th, reached the second week with an easy 2:6, 1:14 against Danka Kovinic from Montenegro. Unlike co-favorite Aryna Sabalenka, Halep has not lost a set at the first Grand Slam tournament of the season. As in the first and second rounds, the world number two lost the first round in her third game. The 23-year-old from Belarus turned her match against Czech Marketa Vondrousova and won 4:6, 6:3, 6:1.

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US Open champion Medvedev in the round of 16

The Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev has extended his Grand Slam series and preserved his title chance at the Australian Open.

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