India, Jan. 24 -- Learner Tien reached the third round of the Australian Open a year ago, beating Daniil Medvedev in a match that lasted five sets and almost five hours. It's deja vu in Australia. A year later, the left-handed Tien is up against Medvedev again in Melbourne, this time on Sunday in a fourth-round match. The 20-year-old is aiming for a similar result, which would mean a berth in the quarterfinals.

Medvedev dropped the first two sets to beat Fabian Marozsan in five on Friday, the fifth time at a Grand Slam event he has won from 0-2 down. Medvedev won 6-7 (5), 4-6, 7-5, 6-0, 6-3. "I think it's pretty crazy that we end up playing here again a year later," Tien said after beating Nuno Borges 7-6 (9), 6-4, 6-2 to advance in the ...