In a match between two next-gen players Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, they will face off in the 2021 Australian Open semifinal to be played on Friday, February 19. Get regular updates in this live blog & streaming options on this men’s singles semifinal from Melbourne Park as they face off to decide who takes on Novak Djokovic in the title-decider.
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Daniil Medvedev v Stefanos Tsitsipas Live Score
Medvedev 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 Tsitsipas (* denotes next server, please refresh for the latest score)
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Set 3, Game 12
A first Australian Open final awaits as Medvedev serves for the match. Stefanos makes the kind of start he needs in a situation like this but a strong serve from the Medvedev racquet makes it 15-15.
Make that two good serves in a row to take the lead for the Russian, and then a third gives Medvedev two match-points. The end is night…
…and it comes up with a solid serve and a thumping return to end the Greek’s resistance.
Game, set and match, Medvedev as he reaches his second Grand Slam final.
Set 3, Game 11
Tsitsipas misses a wide drop volley to begin things off and a brilliant return from Medvedev makes it rather difficult for the serve and volleying Greek, falling 0-30 down. A short rally later, Medvedev smacks a forehand winner to get himself three break-points.
The first break-point is saved by a smash off a high lob but there is only so much one can do when a guy like Medvedev is playing the way he is – the Russian was nowhere in the picture, but he runs from one edge of the court to the other before making a running winner to his opponent’s right.
A crucial break for the Russian!
Set 3, Game 10
Tsitsipas takes advantage of a weak second serve before Medvedev hits one wide to go 0-30 down. A strong serve makes it tough for Tsitsipas to return the next one and another excellent serve later, Medvedev makes it 30-30.
The first serve returns for the Russian, back to back excellent ones, and both result in points for Medvedev, to level things off at 5-5.
Set 3, Game 9
A serve and volley from Tsitsipas off his second serve leaves Medvedev surprised, but he follows soon after with a brilliant return that’s just in and sees the Greek unable to get to it. Another solid serve draws a Medvedev wide return, but he remains in the game with a winner next.
A sudden surge of power gets Tsitsipas makes it tougher for Medvedev who lobs it wide and gives the Greek a game point A double-fault, however, keeps Daniil in the game but with Stefanos having found his serving range, a couple of excellent serves and one strong rally later, Tsitsipas takes a 5-4 lead.
Set 3, Game 8
What can Medvedev do in face of this changing momentum? For starters he needs to retain his serve to keep himself in the contest. And then try and get back his rhythm, which he looks to have lost.
Not the best of rallies to start off but Medvedev does well to remain in the point before a Tsitsipas error gets him on board. An ace later, it’s 30-0 in favour of the Russian but Tsitsipas rallies to force two errors off the Medvedev racquet.
A brilliant return gets Medvedev fend one off wide and that gives Tsitsipas a break-point but the Russian retaliates with two aces, 16th and 17th, and then holds out to steady the ship. The Russian would be heaving relief.
Set 3, Game 7
The momentum has tilted, if not shifted and with the crowd giving Tsitsipas that energy boost, he races off to a 40-0 lead. He soon wraps things up to lead 4-3. Who would have thought that despite Tsitsipas’ last turnaround against Rafael Nadal.
Set 3, Game 6
An excellent start to the game with a rally in which all that Tsitsipas did was to hang in there. And that helped a lot as by the end, it was Medvedev who made the error.
Medvedev followed it up with a booing serve to level things out before a rare backhand error gives the Greek bit of chance. A double-fault soon after that brings out a lot of cheers from the crowd, bringing out the first break-points of the match for the Greek.
The Russian saves the first with a booming serve, but a forehand error from Medvedev gives Tsitsipas an unlikely break! How did that happen?!
Set 3, Game 5
Tsitsipas is making too many unforced errors for his own good. And while it looked like he was trying to get into rhythm in the first set, it now seems it’s a case of mental weariness more than anything. No rhythm as a result.
Two such errors gives Medvedev a 0-30 lead before Tsitsipas finally wins a point thanks to a good serve. Another such serve follows to level things out at 30-30 but then a woeful mis-hit nearly touches the moon and comes back to give Medvedev a break-point.
The Greek saves it with his booming serve, but then misses an easy forehand to give the Russian a second break opportunity.
Ace to get him another deuce, and some good work at the net by the Tsitsipas gives him a game-point. He clinches that with ease to stay in the match and get the crowd a lot more vocal.
Set 3, Game 4
Another good couple of serves gets Medvedev a solid start, and while an unforced error allows Tsitsipas to get a look-in, Medvedev follows it up with an ace and then a forehand winner to quickly finish off the game.
Set 3, Game 3
The crowd is trying their best to get into the match and for Stefanos to do the same too. He starts off the game well with back to back points, and an exciting rally later, he gets himself three game-points. Surely his time to get himself a game here…
…but not before Medvedev stretches him a little, literally to, forcing him to hit into the net. Tsitsipas gets on the board with a solid serve though.
Set 3, Game 2
Another easy game for Medvedev, as he races off to win the game to love. Includes some strong serving and forehand winners off rallies.
What can Stefanos do?
Set 3, Game 1
Here we go with the third set. Tsitsipas needs a turnaround and a big one at that. And he will start the serving for the third set too.
It starts off with a decent rally but out of nowhere, Medvedev unleashes a smoking backhand winner to draw first blood. Stefanos comes up with an excellent serve to level proceedings and just when it looks like he is heading to a 30-15 lead, Medvedev reverses that with a stunning pass across the Greek.
Another long rally ensues and this time around, Tsitsipas remains in it before an unforced error brings it to level proceedings. A million shots later, Stefanos looks like he has done everything in the next rally only to see Medvedev expose the empty court to his opponent’s right side.
And another backhand error means Medvedev has an early break of serve. This could be over very quickly.
A set to forget for Stefanos, out-done on almost every parameter. Medvedev won 15 off the 16 first serves he got in, it 13 winners to his opponent’s six, and had only four unforced errors to 11 from the Tsitsipas’ 11.
Set 2, Game 8
Ace, a Tsitsipas forehand error, a near-ace and another ace to finish off the game and set for Medvedev. Very easy this.
Medvedev leads two sets to love.
Set 2, Game 7
Stefanos has a new racquet even as the crowd gets animated trying to get him to get going. It does get him going but it’s not Tsitsipas who is that him but his opponent.
An excellent passing shot gets Medvedev going and then a rally later, suffers another error to go 0-30 down. And facing some pressure, he rushes to the net, hits a good forehand to Medvedev’s left only to see the Russian get to the ball and hit a winner off the pass!
And if that’s not enough, a return that would make Andre Agassi proud leaves Tsitsipas broke, again, and searching for a million answers.
Medvedev will serve for the set.
Set 2, Game 6
Another excellent couple of serves from Medvedev – he has made this a habit in this match – gets him to 30-0, and another ace gives him three game-points. Tsitsipas looks a tad lost, may be waiting on some kind of an intervention or may be the start of the third set from where things turned around a little.
Medvedev loses a point but is quickly in to finish off the game to take a 4-2 lead.
Set 2, Game 5
A double-fault early in the game gets it back to 15-15, and then an easy forehand miss brings Medvedev into the lead. An ace follows soon after as Stefanos desperately seeks for something to lift him up.
A backhand error from Medvedev should help, bringing him a game-point before he finishes off the game with a solid serve and deft return.
Set 2, Game 4
A frustrated Tsitsipas has just thrown a tantrum here, and a water-bottle. It needs to be gotten off the court and dried, delaying the match by a few seconds – not making Daniil too happy.
Not that it makes too much of a difference to begin with as Medvedev kick-starts the game with two solid serves and two easy points. And a seventh ace and a couple of shots leading to an easy point for the Russian finishes probably the quickest game of the match.
Not looking good for the Greek.
Set 2, Game 3
Insane return from wide of the court from Medvedev, followed by a net-cord off the Tsitsipas racquet going wide gives Medvedev the early lead in the game but the Greek is able to nullify that. Tsitsipas rushes to the net to try and change things around but a solid pass from the Russian makes it doubly difficult for his opponent.
Medvedev hits one long soon after and a solid sere to his forehand gives Stefanos a game-point. Then comes the backhand error, and deuce but Stefanos is able to get himself to deuce again. A nice little rally that has a touch of everything including a couple of net cords sees Stefanos hit it wide to get to the second deuce of the game.
What looks to be turning into a longish rally again is disrupted by a rare Medvedev error against the run of play but he compensates for that with a backhand winner for a third deuce. And for the first time then, Medvedev powers a solid forehand winner after setting up the point beautifully to get himself his first break-point of the game.
And the break comes courtesy a staggering forehand winner, too powerful for the Greek, leaving him with a lot of questions but very few answers.
Set 2, Game 2
Bit of an opening for Stefanos as Medvedev drills a forehand wide but under pressure, the Russian coolly serves an ace. A narrowly missed forehand winner gives Tsitsipas another opening but another good serve leaves the game level at 30-30.
The invariable backhand error from Tsitsipas gives Medvedev a game-point, and the Russian pockets it with the Greek’s 15th unforced error.
Set 2, Game 1
Stefanos will start serving in the second set as well, and he drills one wide to force Medvedev into fending it long. A strong Daniil return makes Stefanos return the compliment before the Greek rushes to the net after a solid serve and smashes a winner to go 30-15 up.
Another backhand error from Stefanos keeps Medvedev in the game but a good serve follows soon after allowing the Greek to dink the return back without return. Game-point for Tsitsipas, who this makes another unforced error but this is off his forehand. Too many of them and now Stefanos is getting frustrated too. His 13th of the match.
A booming and wide serve, before Stefanos finishes things off by rushing to the net and volleying an inside-out winner.
Set 1, Game 10
Medvedev, who had broken Stefanos in the fifth game, is serving for the set now, and starts things off with a pressure-reliever – an ace. A fourth one at that.
A good serve next up too but Stefanos is quick to the task, returns well and then has Medvedev frustratingly put one long to remain in the game. A long rally later, Tsitsipas is unable to get the ball over the net on the slide, bringing out a few boos from the crowd but that’s not going to stop Medvedev from coolly serving brilliantly and getting himself two set-points.
A poorly hit forehand and some strong hitting from Stefanos gives him a chance to break back by bringing it back to deuce. A solid serve gets him his third set-point, but he follows it up with a double-fault off that one! Wow. Pressure times!
And then an ace…pressure, what pressure? A fourth set-point which he then converts with a great serve. Set, Medvedev.
Set 1, Game 9
An unforced error, his ninth of the match, from Stefanos gives Medvedev an early look-in but a good serve allows him to level things up. Another excellent one forces Medvedev to hit it long but that is immediately followed by a double-fault for a 30-30.
Medvedev manages to reach a very difficult return but follows it up with one he hits long to give Stefanos some respite. Unfortunately for the Greek, his backhand errors aren’t helping and one such mistake brings back the parity at deuce.
Tsitsipas gets himself a game point with a forehand winner and then dishes out a solid serve to win the game. Medvedev will now serve for the set.
Set 1, Game 8
A shoddy forehand error from the Medvedev racquet gives Stefanos bit of a sniff but not so long later, he dishes two of the most contrasting and equally effective serves to take a 30-15 lead. And then again, a third successive serve, an ace that takes him to 40-15.
Medvedev misses a forehand next but a booming serve on his second game-point leads to a forehand trigger being pulled to win him the game. Efficiently done.
Set 1, Game 7
Medvedev has a good chance to win the first point but he goes the wrong way and that allows Stef to play an excellent pass to start things off. But an out-of-rhythm backhand makes it 15-15. A strong first serve brings back Tsitsipas into the game, before an ace next up gives him a chance for an easy hold. And a few shots later, Medvedev ends up hitting a pass too wide to give Tsitsipas the game.
The Russian wasn’t too happy with the ace and asked for the replay to be showed on the screen, leading to a few boos and jeers from the crowd. It was the correct call though.
Set 1, Game 6
Two backhand errors, the sixth and seventh unforced errors off the Tsitsipas racquet gets Medvedev going off his own serve and he blasts an ace, the first of the match to get himself three game-points.
And how does he win the game? With another ace. Number two of the match to go 4-2 up.
Set 1, Game 5
Brilliant serving, back to back from Tsitsipas gets him a 30-0 lead but he then hits one long to keep Daniil in the game. A backhand error off a second serve levels the score up – for the first time we are seeing a 30-30 this match – and then an excellent return from Medvedev makes Tsitsipas hit the net to give the Russian a break-point.
A solid serve down the middle going away from the Medvedev forehand brings to deuce, but an excellent backhand winner leaves Tsitsipas needing to save a second break-point in the game.
This time around, Stef fails to get his first serve in and Medvedev takes full advantage with his whipping backhand, drawing an error from the Greek. We have the match’s first break!
Set 1, Game 4
It’s a long, long rally to start thing off in this fourth game, which ends with Stefanos trying to play the drop-shot but Medvedev is quick to get to it and drill a winner. Tsitsipas is going hard at the returns, and while his first one hits the baseline, he goes with more power for the next and it lands outside.
Medvedev blasts a couple of strong serves to help Medvedev win the game to love.
Set 1, Game 3
Tsitsipas starts off well with a solid serve to finish off the first point of the game but then ends up hitting one too powerfully to make it 15-15. He repeats what he did off the first point to take the lead again and then sees Medvedev mis-hit a forehand to earn two game-points – that’s the third successive game reaching that scoreline.
A missed single-handed back-hand, hit to the net keeps Daniil in the game but a solid kicking serve down the middle forces a Medvedev mistake to end the game.
Set 1, Game 2
A strong serve gets Medvedev going, a quick three-shot rally ending with the Russian hitting a forehand winner. A booming second serve gets Tsitsipas to mis-hit it before Medvedev makes a forehand error to hit it long (a few of those already).
A Stefanos error gets Medvedev a couple of game points now, and a forehand winner finishes things off.
Set 1, Game 1
Tsitsipas to start serving. A rather long rally to kick things off before Stefanos hits one long to get Medvedev on board but he quickly makes it 15-15 with a strong forehand that Medvedev hits into the net.
Another rally leads to Medvedev hitting the net, before he pushes one long to give Stefanos a couple of game-points. There is a long rally which follows where Stefanos tries to mix things around before drawing an unforced error off the Medvedev racquet. Easy hold.
7.45 pm local time
Players practicing on court at the moment, and we are just a few minutes away from the start of this delicious match-up.
Medvedev starts off a -250 favourite to win this while Tsitsipas starts off at +210 based on the pre-match odds provided by BetUS (click here to register and get signup offers with them) .
7.30 pm local time
Visuals of players walking through that tunnel leading out to the court, and there are a few fans on the court waiting for their arrival too.
Looks like a tad more Greek support.
Tsitsipas is the first out on to the court, and a few seconds later, Medvedev, the fourth seed, joins the Greek player out – to a slightly hostile reception from the crowd. Ooooh. Interesting!
7 pm local time
One of the reasons why this could be a feisty encounter is what’s at stake for both of them; a rare Grand Slam final appearance (first for Tsitsipas, second for Medvedev).
Also because of their rivalry. This.
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— Val Febbo (@VFebbo96) February 19, 2021
6.30 pm local time
We are still about an hour away from the start of the men’s singles semifinal between Medvedev and Tsitsipas, but before that we have had a 2021 Australian Open winner; the women’s doubles winner has been decided.
Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka, the second seeds have combined together to overcome the Czech pair of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova to lift the title. An easy, 6-2, 6-3 victory for the pair.
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On paper this could go on to become one of the closest contests of the competition, with two players of such high quality, ranked fourth and sixth respectively facing off for a place in the final.
On two other counts, however, Medvedev holds the edge over his opponent. One is the head to head, and Medvedev leads Tsitsipas 5-1, having swept to a 5-0 lead at one stage before the Greek finally won his first ever match at the ATP Finals of 2019.
Their only other meeting in a Grand Slam had come at the 2018 US Open where Medvedev had needed four sets to get past Tsitsipas. On outdoor hard-court surfaces it is 3-0 in favour of the Russian.
The other factor, which probably counts for a lot more than the head to head is Medvedev’s form. Here we are looking at a player who has won nine matches in a row this season without a defeat, having ended the previous year on a 10-match winning streak, making it 19 wins in a row coming into this encounter.
And while hot streaks cool down at some point, and moments could get the better of players, Medvedev also has the advantage of having made it to one previous Grand Slam final – something that Tsitsipas has never experienced.
Where Tsitsipas could have some confidence is his win over Rafael Nadal looked to have come against all odds. Playing a champion tennis star, down two sets to love and having typically always struggled against the Spaniard, Tsitsipas overturned everything to register a five-set win in his last round.
That would have been a massive chip, but with the Russian having rarely struggled over the last four tournaments, it comes as no surprise he would start off a favourite.
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