Thursday at the Australian Open ended with a spectacular match, which ended with the victory of the third favorite Danilo Medvedev against the Finn Emil Ruusuvuori (53 ATP).

Daniil Medvedev, sensational victory after leading 2-0

A two-time Australian Open finalist in 2021 and 2022, Medvedev narrowly defeated Ruusuvuori, 3-6, 6(1)-7, 6-4, 7-6(1), 6-0.

After the first set, which was easily won by the Finn, the second went to a tie-break, where Ruusuvuori gave the Russian a decisive score of 7-1.

The game changed completely and Medvedev made a great comeback to win the next two sets, the last also in a tiebreak.

The decider was scoreless, 6-0, and the game ended after four hours and 21 minutes.

Australian Open 2024 Men’s Daily Draw Results

Alex Michelsen – Jiri Lehechka (32) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

Cameron Norrie (19) – Giulio Zeppieri 3-6, (4)6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

Oleksandr Zverev (6) – Lukas Klein 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(7)

Kasper Ruud (11) – Max Purcell 6-3, (5)6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(7)

Tommy Paul (14) – Jack Draper 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5

Miomir Ketsmanovich – Jan-Lennard Struff (24) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(5), 1-6, 7-6(9)

Carlos Alcaraz (1) – Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, (3)6-7, 6-3, 7-6(3)

Nuno Borges – Alhenadro Davidovich Fokina (23) 7-6(7), 6-3, 6-3

Junchen Shan – Sumit Nagal 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4

Tallon Grixpur (28) – Arthur Fils 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-4

Grigor Dimitrov (13) – Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

Hugo Humbert (21) – Zhizhen Zhang 6-2, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(3)

Artur Kazo – Runa Holger 7-6(4), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

Felix Auger-Aliassime (27) – Hugo Grenier 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2

Hubert Gurkach (9) – Yakub Mensik (9) 6-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3

Daniil Medvedev (3) – Emil Ruusuvuori 3-6, (1)6-7, 4-6, (1)6-7, 0-6

ATP Tour III matches at Australian Open 2024

Djokovic (1) – Etcheverry (30)

Mannarino (20) – Shelton (16)

Fritz (12) – Marozsan

van Assche – Tsitsipas (7)

Sinner (4) – Baez (26)

Machak – Khachanov (15)

De Minaur (10) – Kobolli

Korda (29) – Rublev (5)

Kazo – Grikspor (28)

Hunbert (21) – Gurkach (9)

Dimitrov (13) – Borges

Auger-Aliassime (27) – Medvedev (3)

Zverev (6) – Michelsen

Norrie (19) – Ruud (11)

Pavlo (14) – Ketsmanovych

Shan – Alcaraz (2).