Medvedev survives early scare to reach third round in Melbourne

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Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 21, 2026 Russia's Daniil Medvedev celebrates after winning his second round match against France's Quentin Halys REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 21, 2026 Russia's Daniil Medvedev in action during his second round match against France's Quentin Halys REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 21, 2026 Russia's Daniil Medvedev in action during his second round match against France's Quentin Halys REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 21, 2026 France's Quentin Halys in action during his second round match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 21, 2026 Russia's Daniil Medvedev reacts during his second round match against France's Quentin Halys REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

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Jan 21 : Daniil Medvedev survived an early scare against Frenchman Quentin Halys in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday but dug deep to record a 6-7(9) 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory.

A three-times finalist at Melbourne Park, Medvedev battled for over an hour in the first set, only to lose after an intense tiebreak.

The Russian was also broken early in the second set by the world number 83 but regained his composure to level the match.

The 11th seed controlled the baseline exchanges in the third set to convert an early break point and followed it up with an aggressive service game.

Medvedev then exploited Halys's weak returns with fierce groundstrokes to secure the win and advance to the third round.

Source: Reuters

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