"He really did serve and volley" says an astonished Medvedev after win over Cressy

Daniil Medvedev faced a different challenge in Cressy at the Australian Open Monday, but once again he found the answers to reach the quarter-finals in Melbourne for the second time.

The second seed survived a serve-and-volley onslaught from a resilient Maxime Cressy, downing the American 6-2, 7-6(4), 6-7(4), 7-5 in three hours and 30 minutes on Margaret Court Arena. Medvedev returned from deep behind the baseline as he looked to find chances against Cressy. He saved a set point in the 2nd set which proved a pivotal moment in the match.

He said:

“He really did [serve and volley] well. First set I had control, but the second set I didn’t manage to break him but won the tie-break and just wanted to continue this way. When I lost the third [set] and when I had eight break points in the fourth set, I was like, come on. Some of them I could have won, but he played well, but on the last one I played well.”

Medvedev grew frustrated during the match for a multitude of reasons and eventually vented onto the umpire which created quite a buzz down under. Medvedev was unhappy with the rules and the way they were enforced as Cressy was allowed lengthy breaks between points that did not suit Medvedev who enjoys a very fast pace of play. Check it out below.