The winner of the Daniil Medvedev vs Alexander Zverev clash will take on either Novak Djokovic or Jannik Sinner in the men's singles final of the Australian Open 2024 on Sunday. Here's all you need to know about the Medvedev vs Zverev semi-final match
It's Daniil Medvedev vs Alexander Zverev in the men's singles second semi-final of the Australian Open 2024 at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park on Friday, Australia Day. This is one of the most notorious rivalries in the sport, one that has already reached its 'Breakpoint'. The Medvedev vs Zverev tennis match will be telecast live on TV and can be streamed live on online platforms. (More Tennis News)
The winner will take on either Novak Djokovic or Jannik Sinner, who took the court earlier in the day. World No. 1 entered the contest as the defending champion while Sinner was eyeing a maiden Grand Slam final spot.
Medvedev, 27, is a two-time finalist here, to Djokovic in 2012 in his first Major final, then to Rafael Nadal in the next edition, entering as the US Open champion. Last year, he lost to Sebastian Korda in the third round. This is his third Australian Open semi-final. And he has won five out of seven last four matches at Major.
The third seed, who's competing as a neutral, defeated Terence Atmane, Emil Ruusuvuori, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Nuno Borges and Hubert Hurkacz en route to the last four, including two five-setters against unseeded Ruusuvuori in the second round and Hurkacz in the quarter-final. He also dropped sets against Atmane in the opener and Borges in the fourth round.
Zverev, 26, also survived some tough challenges, starting with a four-setter against Dominik Koepfer in the first round, and five-setters against Lukas Klein and Cameron Norrie in the second and fourth rounds, respectively, then the semi-final win against number 2 Carlos Alcaraz in four sets. The third round was a straightforward outing, beating Alex Michelsen with ease.
Seeded sixth at the season-opening Grand Slam, the German is competing in his sixth career Major semi-final and the second time here in Melbourne Park. In 2020, he lost to Dominic Thiem in four sets with the last two going into tie-breaks.
This will be their 19th meeting as professionals. Daniil Medvedev leads Alexander Zverev 11-7 in the head-to-head record, including the straight sets win in the most recent meeting, at the 2023 ATP Finals. But this is one fixture which Zverev used to dominate, once leading 4-0. He last beat Medvedev in May 2023 at Cincinnati Masters in three sets.
The Australian Open 2024, men's singles semi-final match between Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev is on January 26, 2024.
The scheduled start time for the Daniil Medvedev vs Alexander Zvere tennis match is 2:00 PM IST.
In India, the Medvedev vs Zverev Grand Slam tennis match can be watched on Sony Sports channels (TV) and SonyLiv platforms (live streaming). Elsewhere, the match is available on ESPN and Tennis TV (USA), Eurosport (United Kingdom), TSN and RDS (Canada).