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Next up on Rod Laver Arena are Hubert Hurkacz (9) and Daniil Medvedev (3).
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We’ll be following the No 9 and No 3 seeds as they battle for their own place in the men’s singles semi-finals – get in touch with your thoughts and predictions.
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And later Michael Butler will be on deck to take you through the evening session featuring Anna Kalinskaya v Qinwen Zheng (12), followed by Alexander Zverev (6) v Carlos Alcaraz (2).
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important events
In the first set, Furkas and Medvedev each held serve for 5 wins and 4 losses.
Medvedev was pushed early in his service game, but he hit an ace at 40-30 and then a backhand winner to finish the match without further trouble.
Then, as Medvedev prepared to serve to stay in the set, Hurkas won two lovely service games in a row, this time completing the game with back-to-back aces.
Harkash embraces love and leads for the first time.
The No. 9 seed is in an ominous mood as Medvedev once again struggles with Furkas' first serve.
Three forehand errors from Medvedev put Furkas in control, and a backhand winner sealed the lead at 4-3.
Harkas broke back to tie the set at 3-3.
The Polish player worked his way back into the contest and was rewarded with a backhand winner with the set up 30-40 even.
Harkas holds, but falls just short of a break at 2-3.
It was an easy game for Furkas as Medvedev seemed to be troubled by his opponent's serve for the first time.
Medvedev was forced into three consecutive errors before Hurkas scored another ace to bring the match to 30 points.
Harkas wins 80% of his first serves, but only 22% of his second serves.
Medvedev holds the early break at 3-1.
The third seed was fired up now, starting and ending the match with an ace and winning by 30 points.
Hurkas holds after Medvedev's error on break point.
The Polish player appears on the board for the first time after Medvedev squandered a break point at 30-40 with a wayward backhand.
Harkas backed up with a confident forehand winner at deuce, and then hit his first ace of the match.
Medvedev held serve and took an early 2-0 lead.
The close game went to deuce, and a double fault set up a break point for Furkas.
However, the Polish player is still finding range with his backhand, sending simple shots long as the opportunity for an immediate reaction dwindles.
Medvedev's ace brought him within a point of a 2-0 lead, before Furkas' quick forehand sealed it.
Daniil Medvedev defeats Hubert Furkaszow in the opening round.
The third seed got off to a bright start, defeating his Polish opponent in 15th place.
Kharkachiv took time to warm up with four errors, giving Medvedev an early advantage.
preamble
The quarterfinals follow the 11th day of the Australian Open and the Ukraine qualifiers. Dayana Yastremska won 6-3, 6-4 and has already qualified for the women's singles semifinals. Linda Noskova.
next Rod Laver Arena is Hubert Hurkacz (9) and Daniil Medvedev (3).
We will follow the match between the 9th and 3rd seeds as they compete for their respective positions in the men's singles semifinals. Please let us know your thoughts and predictions.
Michael Butler will then be on deck to guide you through the evening session. Anna Kalinskaya v Zheng Qinwen (12)followed by Alexander Zverev (6) v Carlos Alcaraz (2).
