The World No. 4 Daniil Medvedev, who has been one of the most consistent performers on the ATP Tour across the past five years, registered a triumph over Alexander Bublik at the Madrid Open to reach the quarter-finals on Tuesday
Medvedev came within two points of defeat before finally advancing with a 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3 victory over Korda after a battle that lasted for two hours and 23 minutes.
It's not a secret that Daniil Medvedev has openly expressed his dislike for clay in the past and the World No. 4 had struggled to adjust a bit on the surface en route to claiming a 29-27 tour-level career record
The Italian Sinner outplayed Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-1 to win his first trophy at the hard-court event on the back of one of the best backhand performances of his career
The World No. 4 has set an Australian Open final rematch with Jannik Sinner in Friday's semi-finals, hoping to reach his third final in four appearances.