Daniil Medvedev fights back to beat Alex De Minaur in Sydney final
Published 13/01/2018 at 11:04 GMT
Daniil Medvedev fought off a spirited Alex De Minaur on Saturday, to win 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 at the Sydney International.
After initially taking the first set 6-1, De Minaur looked to be on course for a straight-set victory.
However, Medvedev managed to break in the seventh game to take a 4-3 advantage, before serving out the second set to win 6-4.
The Russian then managed to take control of the match, racing ahead to a 4-0 lead, but 18-year-old De Minaur - the youngest player to make the Sydney Internationals since Lleyton Hewitt - fought back.
Winning four of the next five games, the plucky Australian was cheered on by his home crowd, but Medvedev, ranked 84th in the world, once more took control to serve out the set 7-5 and win the match, and his first ATP Tour title.
Earlier in the day, Angelique Kerber beat Ashleigh Barty to win the women's singles title 6-4, 6-4.
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