Tennis
Medvedev’s worst Grand Slam match! A Russian has never been humiliated like this before
Daniil Medvedev lost to the American in the fourth round at the Australian Open.
Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev suffered the worst defeat of his career! He has never lost a dry set at a Grand Slam tournament. However, Medvedev was powerless against the American. All he could do was shrug his shoulders.
Thirst for revenge
Daniil Medvedev’s path to the Australian Open began with a confident victory over the representative of the Netherlands, Jesper de Jong – 7:5, 6:2, 7:6. In the second round, he beat the Frenchman Quentin Alice in four sets – 6:7, 6:3, 6:4, 6:2. However, the tournament almost ended for the Russian tennis player. In the next match, Hungarian Fabian Marozan took two sets in a row and made a serious bid for victory – 7:6 (7:5), 6:4. But Medvedev pulled himself together in time and turned the tide of the meeting, winning three games in a row – 7:5, 6:0, 6:3.
— It was a difficult match… But I managed to survive and I’m glad about it. He played great, I thought: “If I lose, so be it, but I’ll just try to force the fight.”
I wasn’t calm after the first set, I was angry with myself for not playing better. This affected my game a little in the second set, but then I decided that I needed to let it go. Just thinking about what I need to do.
In the fifth set you try to stay calm, but it’s a little more difficult. It was tense, but I managed to perform several good shots,” the Australian Open press service quotes Medvedev as saying.
Thanks to a strong-willed victory, the Russian made it to the fourth round, where he had to meet with the American Lerner Tien. Medvedev has already met Thien three times and achieved only one victory. At the same time, last year at the Australian Open, Lerner completed the Grand Slam circuit for the first time in his career and beat Daniil in the next match. In that game, our tennis player lashed out at the fans and threw his racket out of anger.
“We met three times, and each time there was a real battle. We both win a lot of points. None of us give away a lot of free points, and naturally this leads to very long rallies and long games. None of us makes it easier for our opponents.
That’s why we don’t make things easier for each other. We both have to work very hard to win points and games, and the matches drag on for quite a long time,” Thien noted before meeting Medvedev at the 2026 Australian Open.
After the painful defeat, it took the Russian a long time to come to his senses. In general, the whole season turned out to be crumpled for Medvedev, so he had enough motivation to take revenge on the American.
Worst match
Thien started the match strong, taking two games in a row. But Daniil quickly got involved in the game and then took back his serve. And then the match had to be stopped: the American’s nose began to bleed and a doctor’s help was required. True, Lerner was quickly put on his feet, and he returned to the court. As a result, the Russian lost in the first set in 41 minutes – 4:6.
In the second game, Tien set his sights on defeat, taking five games in a row! Medvedev didn’t freak out, he just threw his arms out to the sides and showed with all his appearance that he didn’t understand how to play against the American. Daniil continued to smile nervously even after the American drew him a “steering wheel” in the second game. For the first time in his career in a Grand Slam match, Medvedev lost a set with a score of 0:6.
But it seemed that the Russian would repeat the scenario of the last match, where he made an outstanding comeback. Moreover, at some point Lerner began to clearly slow down and make mistakes. The Russian even won the seventh game on his own serve – 3:4. But, unfortunately, it was not possible to achieve a strong-willed victory again or at least stretch the match into four sets: Thien achieved a convincing victory – 6:4, 6:0, 6:3.
Daniil had only a short period in the third game when he really forced the fight. The rest of the time his opponent dominated, who was even able to take 11 games in a row.
Source: Sportbox
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January 25 Ukraine Elina Svitolina won against Mirra Andreeva In the 1/8 final at the Australian Open.
Elina won in two sets with scores of 6:2 and 6:4 in 1 hour 24 minutes. Svitolina faced Andreeva for the second time and defeated the Russian for the first time.
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Elina will compete against world number three Coco Gauff in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.
🏆 Australian Open 2026. 1/8 final
Elina Svitolina [12] – 🏳️ Mirra Andreeva [8] – 6:2, 6:4
PHOTOGRAPH. He pushed another Russian woman away. How it happened: Svitolina beat Andreeva
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January 25, Australian Open 2026 Ukrainian youth started.
In the main draws of the competition, Ukraine is represented by one tennis player and three tennis players: Nikita Belozertsev, Antonina Sushkova, Sofia Belinskaya and Polina Sklyar.
All four Ukrainian teenagers won their starting matches and advanced to the 1/16 final.
Australian Open 2026. Youth
R1: Nikita Belozertsev [6] – Aaro Gabet [Q] – 6:4, 6:1
R2: Nikita Belozertsev [6] – Vihaan Reddy
R1: Antonina Sushkova – Zhang Qian Wei – 7:6 (7:1), 6:4
R2: Antonina Sushkova – Ellen Hirschi
R1: Polina Sklyar [Q] – Teresa Germanova – 6:4, 6:2
R2: Polina Sklyar [Q] – Ksenia Efremova [3]
R1: Sofia Belinskaya – Emily Chen [WC] – 6:3, 6:4
R2: Sofia Belinskaya – Maia Ilinka Burcescu
Nikita Belozertsev and Polina Sklyar performed in the doubles tournament on Sunday. Unfortunately, no one made it to the second round.
Antonina Sushkova and Sofia Belinskaya will also compete in the girls’ doubles category; They will face each other in the first round.
Australian Open 2026. Couples. Youth
Nikita Belozertsev / Jamie Mackenzie- Ymerali İbrahimi / Cooper Pouch [WC] – 6:7 (6:8), 6:4, [5:10]
Polina Sklyar / Aishi Das- Mariella Tamm / Zhang Rui’en [6] – 5:7, 7:6 (7:2), [6:10]
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Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina She held a press conference after defeating Mirra Andreeva in the 1/8 final of the Australian Open 2026:
– Elina, congratulations on reaching the quarter-finals here for the fourth time. What does it feel like?
– Yeah, that’s great. Another chance to play in the semi-finals. But I am very happy with the match, and I am also very happy with my performance today. I think I implemented the plan well. I am very pleased with the result.
– Your next opponent will be Coco. If we talk about the preparations for this match in terms of temperature, I believe that the conditions will be similar to yesterday, at the same temperature. I know you don’t know when and where you’ll play yet. How do you prepare for conditions where temperatures will be very high?
– I didn’t actually think about it. I tried to prepare for today’s match. Someone told me a few days ago that it would be hot on Tuesday. So I’ll have to prepare. I think the preparations will start tomorrow with fluid intake and trying to stay calm. I think it’s important to prepare as much as you can, but we’ll both be in the same conditions. It is important to use tomorrow just to rest and prepare for this intense heat.
– You had incredible matches with Coco. What are your expectations and what do you need to do to reach your target semi-final?
– I need to discuss the plan with the coach and understand how to implement it. We had difficult matches, the last two I think were in three sets. We made the final in Auckland and the US Open a few years ago. We know each other’s game well. It is important to work on some points tomorrow, meet with the coach and be prepared for extreme heat. We will play not only against each other, but also against the conditions in which we will have to play in the heat.
– Is it more convenient for you to play in the daylight or under the roof?
– Of course, it’s better to play later. But I don’t decide the program. Maybe one match will be in the afternoon and the other in the evening. In the evening the weather is more pleasant, although the ball will still fly faster due to the heat, but in general everything will be fine.
– Considering the previous three quarter-finals, what does it mean to you to reach the semi-finals?
“Of course it means a lot to me, but I don’t want to think about it too much.” This is another opportunity to go far in the tournament. I want to focus on recovery and the game plan I need to execute well. These are my priorities now. If everything goes well, we will have a chance to win the next match.
– What gives you the confidence that you can take your game a step or two further?
– We did our pre-season preparations well. We worked on a lot of things on tactical issues. It was important to analyze what went well in 2025 and understand what could be improved and how. We worked with statistics, looked at where I could improve my serving, receiving and other aspects of the game. It opened my eyes to some things that I continue to work on. Everything is going well but the year is long, we have to keep going. The main priority is to stay in shape.
We made our pre-season preparations well. We worked on a few things. We worked on many tactical issues. It was important for me in 2025 to analyze what I did well and try to find where and how I could improve; We noticed a few tactical points. We worked with statistics to understand where I could improve my serving, receiving and overall game. It’s really opened my eyes to some things and I’m trying to work on them. I think it’s working so far but it’s been a long year so I need to keep going. I think the priority is still to stay fit.
– In your match against Mirra today, you won 15 of 20 points on her second serve – 75%. Was this planned? How much did that help you win in straight sets?
“It was important for me to apply pressure. Because if I let him get ahead in the rally, he can hit the ball very well to score points. He knows how to win matches, how to win tournaments. So for me it was important to try to take the initiative first and find a way to win because he is a very cunning tennis player. He changes the tempo, the length of the strokes. So you have to adapt very quickly and make split-second decisions to go to the ball or direct the ball to the right place.”
– Today Alexandra Oleynikova again commented on the situation with the war and stated that she was not happy that Arina Sabalenka had large advertising contracts. Do you have any thoughts about Russian and Belarusian players, their sponsorship deals and participation in Tours?
“I really have nothing to say about this.” I don’t know exactly what you said, so I don’t know.
Source: Sport UA
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