Tennis - Australian Open - First Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 21, 2020. Russia's Daniil Medvedev in action during his match against Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Fourth seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia held his nerve in a war of attrition against American Frances Tiafoe to register a 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2 victory in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.
American great John McEnroe recently tipped Medvedev as the man most likely to break the Grand Slam stranglehold of Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer at Melbourne Park after a season featuring four titles and a Tour-leading 59 match wins.
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