MOSCOW, January 26, by Sergey Fuks. Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev has a wealth of experience , which allowed him to turn over the unsuccessfully developing quarter-finals of the Australian Open, said Olympic champion, winner of two Grand Slam tournaments Yevgeny Kafelnikov, world No. 2 Medvedev made it to the semi-finals of the Australian Open tennis championship, which takes place in Melbourne. Seeded under the second number, the Russian in the 1/4 finals beat Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime (9th seed) with a score of 6:7 (4:7), 3:6, 7:6 (7:2), 7:5 6:4. Tennis players spent 4 hours and 42 minutes on the court. «Dani's experience had an effect here. Because, probably, any tennis player in this situation would have come to terms with defeat, given how the opponent played the first two sets. Due to moral-volitional and experience, Medvedev, who had to sweat, turned the match in his favor,» Kafelnikov said. «Of course, Auger-Aliassime played beyond his capabilities, at such stages tennis players show everything they are capable of. Somewhere at some point he surprised Medvedev, but , I repeat, Daniil has experience that allowed him to cope with certain discomfort and bring the match to victory,» he added.
