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Daniil Medvedev stretches winning streak with Australian Open victory over Andrey Rublev
Daniil Medvedev will take a 19-match winning streak into the Australian Open semi-finals after beating fellow Russian Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena.
Key points:
- Medvedev is yet to drop a set against Rublev in ATP Tour-level matches
- He will next play either Rafael Nadal or Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-finals
- The fourth seed is the second Russian to advance to the last four, joining Aslan Karatsev
The pair were teammates when Russia won the ATP Cup team event on the eve of the Australian Open. They were on opposite sides of the net on Wednesday afternoon, with Medvedev dominating his countryman in their quarter-final.
“It’s never easy,” he said in his on-court interview.
“But we’re all so competitive. During the match, you…
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