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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>MEN’S title favourite Daniil Medvedev fought back from the brink of a shock exit on Wednesday to reach the Australian Open semi-final and keep his dream of a second Grand Slam crown alive.<\/b><\/p>\n

Medvedev, the world number two, looked down and out as he lost the opening two sets to Canadian 21-year-old sensation Felix Auger-Aliassime before mounting a remarkable turnaround.<\/p>\n

The Russian saved a match point at 4-5, 30-40 in the fourth set before completing an astonishing revival to beat the ninth seed 6-7 (4\/7), 3-6, 7-6 (7\/2), 7-5, 6-4 in a marathon 4hr 42min quarter-final that finished well after midnight on Rod Laver Arena.<\/p>\n

Asked how he managed to win, the US Open champions Medvedev admitted: “I have no idea.<\/p>\n

“I just fought to the last point and manage to raise my level.”<\/p>\n

It sets up a repeat of last year’s semi-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas, which Medvedev won in straight sets before going on to lose to Novak Djokovic in the championship match.<\/p>\n

The Greek fourth seed Tsitsipas was earlier in rampant form as he destroyed Italian world number 10 Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.<\/p>\n

By contrast to Medvedev’s struggles, Tsitsipas made serene progress in a two-hour afternoon romp halted only by rain, which caused a brief delay for the Rod Laver Arena roof to be shut and the court to be mopped dry.<\/p>\n

The change in conditions made no difference to a dominant, flawless performance from the world number four who grasped control of the quarter-final with a break in Sinner’s opening service game and did not relinquish his firm grip.<\/p>\n

“My humility helped a lot today, I knew I was going out on the court to face a very good player,” Tsitsipas said.<\/p>\n

“I just focused on my very best shots and it paid off better than I thought.<\/p>\n

Colins and Swiatek through<\/p>\n

The women’s semi-final line-up was completed by Danielle Collins and Iga Swiatek who enjoyed vastly contrasting wins in the last eight on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Collins swept past unseeded Alize Cornet in just 88 minutes to match her run to the last four in 2019 and shatter the French veteran’s dream of making a first Grand Slam semi-final.<\/p>\n

But seventh seed Swiatek had to fight back from a set and a break down against unseeded Estonian Kaia Kanepi.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old Swiatek proved too dogged as she outlasted Kanepi, who is 16 years her senior, 4-6, 7-6 (7\/2), 6-3 after a marathon 3hr 1min encounter in energy-sapping heat.<\/p>\n

“I had so many break points (nine) in the first set that I felt like I missed my chances,” said Swiatek, the 2020 French Open champion.<\/p>\n

“I was pretty annoyed and I should have been focused on the next point. And that’s what I did in the second set.”<\/p>\n

As temperatures nudged 35 Celsius, the American 27th seed Collins came through against the tenacious Cornet 7-5, 6-1 to continue her resurgence after serious medical problems last year.<\/p>\n

“It feels incredible, especially after some of the health challenges that I have had,” said Collins, 28, who had “scary” surgery for endometriosis in April last year and then tore her abdomen at the French Open.<\/p>\n

“To be able to get back to this level and be able to compete the way I have and be as physical as I have has been so rewarding.”<\/p>\n

Collins won her maiden WTA titles at San Jose and Palermo after recuperating and has now matched her 2019 run at Melbourne Park to reach her second Slam semi-final.<\/p>\n

Top seed Ashleigh Barty will face unseeded American Madison Keys in the other last-four clash on Thursday for a place in Saturday’s final. – AFP<\/p>\n

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