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FINALLast update 6:30 AM ET
Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
Key moments
END OF THE MATCH: MEDVEDEV IS ALREADY IN THE ROUND OF 16
4º Set Nick Kyrgios 6-7 4-6 6-4 2-6 Daniil Medvedev
Medvedev closes out the rest of the match and qualifies for the round of 16
4º Set Nick Kyrgios 6-7 4-6 6-4 2-4 Daniil Medvedev
Medvedev breaks serve and is only two games away from winning the match;
4º Set Nick Kyrgios 6-7 4-6 6-4 2-3 Daniil Medvedev
Two blank games on serve for the Russian tennis player
3º Set Nick Kyrgios 6-7 4-6 6-4 1-1 Daniil Medvedev
The Australian tennis player had a break ball, but did not take advantage of it;
KYRGIOS FORCES THE FOURTH SET
3º Set Nick Kyrgios 6-7 4-6 6-4 Daniil Medvedev
The Australian tennis player takes this set and is still in the match.
3º Set Nick Kyrgios 6-7 4-6 4-3 Daniil Medvedev
Kyrgios breaks serve to take the lead in the third set
3º Set Nick Kyrgios 6-7 4-6 2-2 Daniil Medvedev
Both win the game with the service in favor, without any difficulty.
3º Set Nick Kyrgios 6-7 4-6 1-1 Daniil Medvedev
The Russian tennis player starts this third set with a clean sweep
2º Set Nick Kyrgios 6-7 4-6 Daniil Medvedev
Medvedev breaks serve and manages to close the second set, he is only one set away from qualifying for the next round.
2º Set Nick Kyrgios 6-7 4-4 Daniil Medvedev
The Australian tennis player came back from a 0-30 deficit and saved a break point to maintain the tie in the second set.
2º Set Nick Kyrgios 6-7 3-3 Daniil Medvedev
This second set for now is evenly matched
2º Set Nick Kyrgios 6-7 1-1 Daniil Medvedev
Both start with a break of serve and a game in white.
1º Set Nick Kyrgios 6-7 Daniil Medvedev
The Russian tennis player wins the first set in the tie break
1º Set Nick Kyrgios 6-6 Daniil Medvedev
The first set of the match was decided in the tie break.
1º Set Nick Kyrgios 5-5 Daniil Medvedev
Kyrgios saved a break ball, and the number two with his serve achieved a game in white.
1º Set Nick Kyrgios 4-4 Daniil Medvedev
The Australian tennis player manages to equalize the first set, breaking the service and that Medvedev managed to turn around the initial 0-30 with which began the game, saving three break balls, but with the fourth he could not
1º Set Nick Kyrgios 2-4 Daniil Medvedev
The number 2 had a break ball, but failed to take advantage of it.
Warming up of the two tennis players
1º Set Nick Kyrgios 1-3 Daniil Medvedev
Medvedev takes his third break ball to take the lead in the first set.
1º Set Nick Kyrgios 1-1 Daniil Medvedev
The Russian tennis player started suffering and had to save two break balls in his first game with the serve in favor
This is about to start
The two tennis players are already on the court, and the draw has already been made where the Australian tennis player will start with a draw.
Half an hour
In half an hour the duel between Kyrgios and Medvedev will start, both the preview and the match can be followed here on VAVEL
Medvedev finished the year winning the Davis Cup and wants to start 2022 by winning the Australian Open and being number 1.
The Australian is not in the best physical condition.
Finished the year with five consecutive losses and had to withdraw from the Melbourne and Sydney ATP due to asthma and COVID-19 problems.
Medvedev last year came up just short
Last year the Russian tennis player lost in the final against Novak Djokovic, in 2019 also the Serbian tennis player beat him in the round of 16, so his great rival will not be among the obstacles.
Gasquet o Van De Zandschulp
The winner of this match will face the winner of the match between France and the Netherlands in the Round of 16;
Bad stats for Kyrgios
Home-based Australian tennis player has only eight wins in the last 20 months
