He joins countryman Andrey Rublev in the round of 16 after his upset of 11th seed David Goffin. I just try to win as many matches as I can.' 'Every time I lose a match, I'm super disappointed. 'To be honest, I have no expectations (for the tournament). 'It was a great match, especially playing against Alexei - it's not easy,' Medvedev said. Find the latest Karen Khachanov vs Alexei Popyrin score, including stats and more. Draw, odds and H2H rankings progression with comparison. While his third-round victory seemed comfortable, the 23-year-old said it was far from that. Follow live Karen Khachanov vs Alexei Popyrin coverage at Yahoo Sports. Preview, head to head and prediction for the upcoming match of Alexei Popyrin vs Karen Khachanov. Stan always plays good in majors, even when he's not in his best shape,' Medvedev said. 'A very tough opponent for a fourth round. He has a perfect 2-0 record against the Swiss veteran, with victories at last year's US Open and in 2017 at Wimbledon. Medvedev will take on three-time grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka for a place in the quarter-finals. 'Then the second set, he kind of grabbed his game and started playing really, really well.' 'I reckon I pushed him (Medvedev) a little bit on his serve towards the end of the first set. Hopefully I can keep performing like that,' Popyrin said. 'I think I perform really, really well in grand slams. He also made the third round of the US Open in September. Popyrin said he was unsure how serious the hip issue was, but his Open run proved last year's third-round effort 'was no fluke'. 'I kept telling myself to fight throughout the match, even with injury.' Australia's Alexei Popyrin lost to Daniil Medvedev on Saturday night. My first time on Rod Laver, I just wanted to dig it out and fight,' Popyrin told reporters on Saturday night.

Hampered by a hip injury, the young Australian went down to fourth seed Medvedev 6-4 6-3 6-2 in their third round clash on Rod Laver Arena.ĭespite battling through pain and calling for medical assistance multiple times, the 20-year-old said he could not bring himself to retire. Russian Daniil Medvedev has ended the Australian Open campaign of Alexei Popyrin with a commanding straight-sets win.

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