Fourth seed Medvedev served like a machine until broken in the third set, which revived the Greek fans in the terraces as Tsitsipas roared to a 5-4 lead. Serbian Djokovic is bidding for a record-extending ninth Australian Open title and has never lost a final in Melbourne. Tsitsipas has now lost three Grand Slam semis, including a five-set loss to Djokovic at last year's French Open. After sending a blazing backhand passing shot down the line, Medvedev waved his arms at the crowd, playing the villain in an echo of his run to the 2019 U.S. Open final. He closed out the match with a 208 km/hr second serve that Tsitsipas could only chop short, allowing Medvedev to jog forward and fire the winning forehand.

Source: The Star February 19, 2021 11:10 UTC