2022 Australian Open: Medvedev narrowly beat Aliassim at the rescue point to advance to the final four

On January 26, Beijing time, the 2022 Australian Open men's singles 1/4 final, the No. 2 seed Medvedev in the fourth set to resolve the match point, and finally defeated the No. 9 seed Aliasim 6-7 (4)/3-6/7-6 (2)/7-5/6-4 to advance to the australian Open semifinals for two consecutive years, which is also the fifth time in his career that the Russian has reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam, and will compete with the No. 4 seed Tsitsipas for the final seat.

The two have played each other three times before, with Medvedev holding on to a win- and the most recent meeting in this year's ATP Cup semi-finals, when the Russians won 6-4, 6-0. In today's match, both sides performed steadily in the first set of serves, with their own serves in the first ten innings. In the next two sets, the state of the two serves fluctuated, and the mutual break was 6-6. Entering the tie-7 showdown, Aliasim played more steadily, taking a 7-4 lead in the small score. In the second set, Aliassim continued the good form of the first set, breaking down in the early stages of the set to take a 3-1 lead. The Canadian teenager maintained this advantage until the end of the session, 6-3 next city.

In the third set, the two managed to save in the first twelve sets to 6-6. Entering the tie-7 again, Medvedev performed well, pulling back a city 7-2 with a small score. In the fourth set, the two sides each saved the first ten sets to 5-5, with Medvedev defusing a match point in the tenth set. At the crucial moment, Medvedev broke the belt to equalize 7-5 on aggregate.

In the decider, Medvedev continued the steady state of the previous two sets, completing the break at the beginning of the session to take a 3-1 lead. The Russians held out until the end of the match with a break advantage and eventually sealed the victory 6-4, defeating Aliassim 3-2 on aggregate to advance to the final four.

(Text, Editor: Geoge, Photo: Visual China)