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Medvedev loving it as Melbourne quarter-final beckons

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev waves to the Margaret Court Arena fans, after winning them over in his third-round victory on Saturday

MELBOURNE: Title favourite Daniil Medvedev gets the chance to deepen his new-found love affair with the Australian Open crowd on Monday as he targets a quarter-final berth.

The Russian world number two won over the Melbourne Park spectators on Saturday as he eased into the last 16 along with fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas — with the pair seeded to meet in the semi-finals.

First Medvedev must come through against the huge-serving Maxime Cressy, who blasted down 28 aces and made only four double-faults against Australia’s Chris O’Connell in his third-round win.

Medvedev, the de facto men’s top seed after the deportation of defending champion Novak Djokovic on the eve of the Grand…

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