"He is still the man to beat" - Henman lauds Medvedev following impressive five-set win over Auger-Aliassime

Former British No.1 Tim Henman heaped praise on Daniil Medvedev, following the Russian's comeback victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.

In what could already be the match of the year, Medvedev rallied from two sets down to pull off the incredible five set victory. Henman was impressed with what he saw, and praised the World No.2's resilience and confidence.

“An incredible performance,” Henman said in the Eurosport Cube. “The resilience from Medvedev to keep fighting… he will need to recover well for the semi-finals against Stefanos Tsitsipas but he is still the man to beat.

“Auger-Aliassime was ahead in so many categories; he served more aces, fewer double faults, had the better first-serve percentage, hit more winners, but the important statistic was break-point conversions and Medvedev was the one that was able to take his chances.

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"It's those very fine details that make the difference in such a close match."

Medvedev is bidding to win his second Grand Slam title, after triumphing at the US Open last September. The second seed reached the final at Melbourne Park last year, but fell to Novak Djokovic in straight sets.