Medvedev beat Frenchman Alice and reached the third round of the Australian Open

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev beat Frenchman Kentin Alice in the second round match of the Australian Open tennis Championship — 2026 with a score of 6:7 (9:11), 6:3, 6:4, 6:2. The meeting took place on the night of January 21 and lasted 3 hours and 2 minutes.

As a result, Medvedev successfully reached the third round of the Australian Open Tennis Championship, which takes place on Melbourne's hard courts.

In the next round, the Russian athlete will face Hungarian tennis player Fabian Marojan, who is ranked 47th in the world rankings.

In addition, in the second round of the championship, American Tommy Paul (number 19 seed) defeated Argentine Thiago Agustin Tirante with a score of 6:3, 6:4, 6:2, and Argentine Francisco Cherundolo (18) beat Bosnian Damir Djumhur with a score of 6:3, 6:2, 6:1.

Big game changer: how Mirra Andreeva won the title in Adelaide

It's a good test of strength for her before the start of the 2026 Australian Open.

Also at the Australian Open on January 19, Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva defeated French representative Diane Parry with a score of 1:6, 6:1, 7:6. The athletes spent two hours and 23 minutes on the court. Despite falling behind in the third set — 1:5 — Andreeva managed to win back one matchball.

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