On January 26, Beijing time, the 1/4 final of the 2022 Australian Open Men's Singles Tournament continued, and in the first quarterfinals of the second half, Tsitsipas, the 4th seed, met the 11th seed Sina. Tsitsipas fully mastered the rhythm of the field, after winning the first set 6-3, he took the lead in the second set to take a 2-1 lead, although the game was temporarily suspended by sun rain, but Tsitsipas was not affected, maintained the advantage and won the second set 6-4. In the third set, Tsitsipas won 6-2 to reach the australian open final four for the third time in four years.
In an interview after the game, Tsitsipas said: "Sina is a very good player, so I stay focused, play my best shots, and the final result is better than I expected. "I'm very, very happy with my serve and today I also ran my tactical strategy very well. It's incredible to have the support of an audience. “
Sinar said in an interview after the game: "My goal is to play more games like this, to compete with the best players in the world in such an important tournament, and then I will improve." I think that's a great thing. I played a lot of games and had a good experience. Let's look forward to next year and see what kind of results I can achieve. ”
In the second match, the No. 2 seed, Russia's Medvedev played against the No. 9 seed, Canada's Ariasim. This is the sixth consecutive year that the 25-year-old Medvedev has played in the Australian Open men's singles main event, and in the past five years, he has only stopped the first round when he made his 2017 debut. Last season, he set his best so far in all four Grand Slams – runner-up at the Australian Open, quarter-finals at the French Open, fourth round at Wimbledon and US Open.
In the first set, the two sides saved their own first 10 sets. In the 11th set, Aliasim took the lead after missing a break point and saving one set point. However, in the 12th set, Medvedev took advantage of the opponent's 4 forehand unforced errors to catch the second of the 3 break points and complete the breakback. In the seventh, the Canadian youngster scored two consecutive points after 2 draws to lead 4-2, and Medvedev finally saved a set to lose a set 6-7 (4-7).
The second set continued, with Aliassim taking the lead after saving four innings in the second set, and after successfully holding the serve again, took a 3-0 lead. After six sets, both sides saved their own serves, and Aliassem scored four straight goals to win the set and then won another set 6-3. In the third set, the two sides saved their own serves in the first 12 sets, grabbing seven, Medvedev after 1 draw, four consecutive points, to take a 5-1 lead. After Ariassim chased back a point, the Russian won 7-2 with two consecutive turnovers from his opponent to win 7-6 (7-2) and pull back a set.
In the fourth set, the two sides each held their own serves in the first 10 sets, and in the 11th set, the Russians took the lead after saving one set point. Although three sets were wasted in the 12th set, Medvedev won the set with a break and pulled another set 7-5 to make it 2-2. The two sides will decide the final winner in the decider.
In the decider, Medvedev saved three break points and missed one set point in the second set, struggling to hold the serve, and then he broke first in the third set and took a 3-1 lead after missing one set point to save. After six sets of each side saved their own serves, Medvedevov won the match after saving two break points, and won another set 6-4, winning the big score 3-2. Medvedev, who won the game, also roared after the game, which was so wonderful! In this way, Medvedev staged a big reversal to advance to the final four.