Former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka turned back the clock in a vintage performance to stun world number four Daniil Medvedev on Monday and race into the Australian Open quarter-finals. It set up a last-eight clash with either Russian 17th seed Andrey Rublev or German seventh seed Alexander Zverev. A lengthy absence from the tour meant his world ranking plunged, but he has climbed back to world number 15 after runs last year to the last eight at Roland Garros and the US Open. It was classic Wawrinka in the first set, with the 34-year-old playing some of his best tennis in a long time. Medvedev had played five career five-setters and lost them all, while veteran Wawrinka had 50 under his belt and a 28-22 record.

Source: Punch January 27, 2020 08:03 UTC