Mark edmondson

Aus Open: Daniil Medvedev’s Australian Open campaign came to a shocking end on Sunday as the world No. 11 was knocked out in the fourth round by 25th seed Learner Tien in straight sets.

The Russian struggled to find his rhythm throughout the contest and went down 4-6, 0-6, 3-6 in a one-sided encounter that lasted just over an hour. It marked one of Medvedev’s earliest exits at the season’s first Grand Slam in recent years.

After posing some challenge to Tien in the first set, the second one proved particularly disastrous for Medvedev, who failed to win a single game as Tien reeled off 11 games in a row at one stage. Despite a brief resistance in the third set, Medvedev could not halt the momentum as the American closed out the match with authority.