When Alexander Zverev first began to work his way up the ATP rankings as a precocious teenager tipped for greatness, Daniil Medvedev was nowhere to be seen. Medvedev took far longer than his peers to reach the top of his sport and, even when he finally did, he was still an afterthought compared with those with flashier games and years of hype.
Having made it the top though, though, Medvedev has established himself as the very best of his generation, and late on Friday night he delivered another statement victory over a peer as he recovered from two sets down to reach the Australian Open final with a brilliant 5-7, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over Zverev.
