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.

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…