WATCH: “That was crazy” – Daniil Medvedev’s unbelievable ‘clutch’ drop shot with Alexander Zverev just 2 points away from winning the match leaves fans in awe

Medvedev wins an exciting match as he paves his way into the finals of Australian Open for the third time.

WATCH: “That was crazy” – Daniil Medvedev’s unbelievable ‘clutch’ drop shot with Alexander Zverev just 2 points away from winning the match leaves fans in awe

Daniil Medvedev makes it to the finals of the 2024 Australian Open (Via Open source/X)

The 2 Australian Open is almost at the end as the draw of 128 people has come down to their last two people. While Jannik Sinner had already sealed his final position, it was time for the second match of semi-finals to decide his opponent. Alexander Zverev was up against his arch-nemesis Daniil Medvedev to try and secure his career-best position.

After a deadly start, Zverev was up two sets, and inches away from sealing the game in straight sets. He was one step closer to the finish line but was pulled back by his opponent. Medvedev fought into the match right back. From two sets down, he fought deuce to deuce, winning the tiebreak and getting back into the match and with what style. 

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After a few long rallies and power-packed winners, the Russian carried his momentum into the tie-break. From losing his chance to make it to the finals, he broke Zverev right back in the 7-point tie-break with a pin-point drop shot off his deadly serve. 

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Known for extremely fast serves, Zverev shot another 196 km/hr serve at Medvedev who calmly sliced it, dropping the ball as close to the next as possible. It worked and he won the point of his opponent’s serve. Following the epic drop shot, he sent out a thunderbolt serve to claim another set, taking the match into the deciding fifth set. 

Daniil Medvedev received huge praise from fans after a picture-perfect drop shot 

Trying to save his place in the semi-finals, Daniil Medvedev pulled all the cards from his books to win the match. 

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Daniil Medvedev (Via Imago)

With the use of a sensational drop shot, the Russian secured his way into the match, taking it into a deciding fifth set. This shot earned him respect from the fans as there were only praises for him online. “Meddy is so elite!!!!!!!” tweeted a fan on X. 

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These shots helped the Russian secure his place in the finals as he beat Zverev in five sets. With this win, Medvedev enters his third Australian Open finals and is up against the young Jannik Sinner, who is off his career-best win. Beating Novak Djokovic, Sinner is in line for his first-ever Grand Slam. With the kind of form both the players are in, they are sure to set the final stage on fire.

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