MELBOURNE : Felix Auger-Aliassime once again found Daniil Medvedev an immovable object as he lost a titanic Australian Open quarter-final on Wednesday but the Canadian said his performance showed he is ready to battle for the sport's biggest titles.
He was the better player for much of a four hour 42 minute contest and had a match point in the fourth set, and while losing a two-set lead hurt, the world number nine remained upbeat. "I showed it, but definitely it's the difference between knowing that you have this inside of you and actually showing up and doing it and being close from winning, one point close.
The Canadian, who added Rafa Nadal's uncle Toni to his coaching set-up last year, struck 64 winners and won 78per cent of points on his first serve and the only blots on his copybook were a couple of lapses at crucial times.
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