Daniil Medvedev lost to American Korde and dropped out of the tournament
The Russian lost the race on the third lap
One of the leading Russian tennis players, Daniil Medvedev, failed to break through to the fourth round of the Australian Open.
His rival Sebastian Korda was a bit luckier in each set and eventually won.
The score was 7-6 (9-7), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) in favor of the American. The match lasted 2 hours and 59 minutes, and after the end Medvedev went home.
Korda will face Hubert Hurkacz of Poland in the fourth round of the tournament.