Tsitsipas
On 19 February, the Australian Open will begin its 12th matchday, with Medvedev battling Tsitsipas for the right to the final. In addition, the women's doubles will decide the winner.
The men's singles semi-final will take place at 4:30 p.m. Beijing time, with No. 4 seed Russia's Medvedev against No. 5 seed Greece's Tsitsipas. The two have met six times before, with the 24-year-old Medvedev leading 22-year-old Tsitsipas with 5 wins and 1 loss.
Medvedev's previous best record at the Australian Open was to reach the fourth round twice, and this year he reached the top four, which is also his third time in the men's singles quarterfinals of a Grand Slam, having previously reached the US Open twice. Tsitsipas reached the australian open final four in 2019, the second time he has reached the final four, and he also reached the final four at the French Open last year. Tsitsipas won Federer at the 2019 Australian Open and Nadal at the Australian Open this year, and it can be said that the growth path in Melbourne is to step on the two giants all the way.
In six meetings between the two, Tsitsipas won the only time he won in the group stage of the 2019 London Year-End Finals. Medvedev won the remaining five times, including the second round of the 2018 US Open, the only previous meeting between the two at a Grand Slam.
Medvedev
At this Australian Open, Medvedev encountered some troubles in the third round of the match with Karadinovic and played five sets, the rest of the matches were won in three straight sets, and the quarter-final was a 3-0 sweep of compatriot No. 7 seed Rublev. Tsitsipas beat French veteran Simon in the first round, fought against Australia's Kokinakis in the second round in five sets, beat Sweden's Imel in the third round, received a retirement gift from No. 9 seed Berrettini in the fourth round, and won three consecutive sets in the quarterfinals to defeat 20 Grand Slam champion Nadal in the 1/4 finals.
On this day, there will also be a competition for the women's doubles final, which will be held no earlier than 13:00. No. 2 seed Belgium's Mertens and Belarus' Sabalenka played against the 3rd seed Czech duo of Klegikova/Snityakova.
There was also a men's doubles and a mixed doubles semifinal on the day. In the men's doubles semifinals, The United States' Ram and Britain's Salisbury played against Britain's Jamie Murray and Brazil's Suarez. In the mixed doubles semi-finals, the Australian duo of Stosur/Abden, who was playing with a wild card, played against Karavitsk of the United States and Sarisbury of the United Kingdom. Stosur previously partnered Zhang Shuai on a women's doubles round trip.