Nothing stands up to Daniil Medvedev at the moment.
Not even the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, yet a magnificent striker in Rafael Nadal's previous round after an intense duel.
Friday morning, at the end of a new demonstration of strength and serenity, the Russian, world number 4, destroyed in three sets (6-4, 6-2, 7-5), and a little more than two hours of play (2:09), his young rival (No. 6) in the semifinals of the Australian Open.
This duel opposed two players with the particularity of being followed by two French coaches: Gilles Cervara for Medvedev and Patrick Mouratoglou for Tsitsipas.
With the victory, Medvedev qualifies for his second Grand Slam final - after the US Open in 2019. He will face Novak Djokovic, the world number 1 and eight-time tournament winner on Sunday.
25. At just 25 years old, @DaniilMedwed is the youngest player to reach the Australian Open final since @DjokerNole - his future opponent - in 2012 (24 years and 8 months).
#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/4xFBRdh1rL
- Game, Set and Math (@JeuSetMaths) February 19, 2021
Faced with Tsitsipas, three years his junior, the 25-year-old Russian will have mastered his subject for a long time before trembling a little at the end of 3rd where he gave up, for the first time in the game, his service.
"I was a little scared and I got a little tense because it's a Grand Slam semi-final, and for us, it's not the 50th like for Novak or Roger, joked the person concerned. to Jim Courier's microphone after the game.
It was not easy.
But I'm glad I managed to recover, especially at a few tense moments on my serve, and I'm very happy to be in the final.
"
He remains on 20 successes and 3 titles on the circuit
The most French of Russians - he trained for a long time in Cannes, lived in Antibes before settling in Cannes and speaks in the language of Molière - therefore continues his incredible series.
He clinched his 20th straight win on the circuit on Friday.
He hasn't lost since a quarter-final at the Vienna secondary tournament in October.
This failure confirmed his bad post-confinement pass - he had also fallen from entry to Roland Garros a month earlier - but was, in the end, revealed to be saving.
Since then, he has gleaned the titles at the Masters 1000 in Paris, the Masters at the end of the season in London, at the ATP Cup with his Russian partners and he has just won six victories in Melbourne.
1999 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
2000 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
2002 🇷🇺 Marat Safin
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2021 🇷🇺 Daniil Medvedev @ DaniilMedwed becomes the 3rd Russian man in history to reach the #AusOpen final. # AO2021 pic. twitter.com/sNaU8QAdDQ
- #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 19, 2021
This qualification for the final also ensures him to climb, for the first time in his career, on the podium of the world hierarchy in the next classification.
He could even move up to second place if he wins.
He becomes the third Russian to play several Grand Slam finals after Marat Safin (4) and Yevgeny Kafelnikov (3).