Australian Open 2024 | Medvedev battles back from two sets to defeat Zverev

Melbourne's Daniil Medvedev battles back to secure a spot in the Australian Open final against Jannik Sinner.

Daniil Medvedev battled into a third Australian Open final on January 26 with a come-from-behind five-set defeat of Alexander Zverev to set up a title match against Jannik Sinner.

The never-say-die Russian third seed was in a precarious position on Rod Laver Arena but fought back to win 5-7, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 after four hours 18 minutes.

Ice-cool Italian Sinner will be awaiting him in Sunday’s title match after stunning defending champion Novak Djokovic in the other semifinal.

Medvedev has been to the final twice before, losing to Djokovic in 2021 and Rafael Nadal a year later.

It has been a long and arduous road to get back there, with the 27-year-old surviving two four-set battles and a pair of five-set matches before meeting Zverev.

But he proved once again to have the stamina, grinding down the sixth seed to keep alive his quest to collect a second Grand Slam title after winning the 2021 US Open.

He admitted he was “a little bit lost” in the opening two sets.