MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Two-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev overcame stubborn resistance from Portugal's Nuno Borges to book a place in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday. In the fourth set I managed to raise my energy levels." Before this year's Australian Open, Borges had never won back-to-back Tour-level matches outside of Davis Cup and his lack of pedigree was ultimately exposed. Borges bravely held his own until 3-3 in the second set before crumbling under the Russian's unrelenting groundstrokes, conceding the break. It was a wake-up call for Medvedev, who was a new man in the fourth set, racing through it in 24 minutes as Borges flagged.

Source: Indian Express January 22, 2024 13:27 UTC