Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev defeated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets in the Australian Open 3rd round match. The meeting ended with the score 6:3, 6:4, 6:3.
The duration of the match was 1 hour 54 minutes. The Russian served eight times, committed four double faults and made 5 of 7 break points.
In the next round, the Russian tennis player will play with the winner of Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) – Nuno Borges (Portugal).
Besides Medvedev, two Russians remained in the tournament. In the 1/8 final, Karen Khachanov will play with Italian Jannik Sinner, and Andrey Rublev will play with Australian Alex de Minaur. The meetings will take place on January 21.
Serbian Novak Djokovic continues to lead the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings (11,055 points). Spanish Carlos Alcaraz ranks second with 8855 points. Daniil Medvedev (7555 points) is in the top three. Fifth place is another Russian Andrey Rublev (5010 points).
Previously reportedRussian and Ukrainian tennis players shook hands for the first time in months.