Two-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev swept previous Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime for a seventh straight time Saturday to energy into the final 16 on the Australian Open regardless of feeling sluggish.  The Russian third seed was within the zone to win 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 and arrange a conflict in opposition to Portugal’s world quantity 69 Nuno Borges, who upset Bulgarian thirteenth seed Grigor Dimitrov in 4 units. It was a vastly completely different match from his late-night escape from two units down in opposition to Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori within the second spherical, a contest that completed at 3:40am on Friday. Medvedev admitted the early-hours end had taken its toll, saying he had not obtained to mattress till 7:00 am. “It was not easy, I’m not feeling fresh, I’m not feeling 100 percent,” stated the Russian, who misplaced to Novak Djokovic within the 2021 Melbourne Park ultimate and Rafael Nadal a yr later.

“It was tough, especially after the last match I had.

“I felt it was onerous for me after I ran, so I attempted to at all times give him a troublesome shot so I did not should run. Finally, particularly within the third set, I managed to tug off some good pictures and am comfortable about my sport.” 

Medvedev got here into the conflict with a flawless 6-0 report in opposition to the twenty seventh seed.

That included saving a match level to beat the Canadian in a titanic five-set wrestle within the 2022 quarter-finals at Melbourne Park.

This time it was a one-sided affair, with Medvedev incomes an early break within the opening set and barely letting up.

Against the chances, the Canadian broke instantly within the second set, nevertheless it was short-term blip, with Medvedev getting again on ranges phrases at 3-3.

The world quantity three, who has an outstanding knack of turning defence into assault, switched up a gear to take a two-set lead after some entertaining baseline rallies.

He was unrelenting within the third set, on a mission to achieve the end line, which he did in two hours and 9 minutes.

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