Russian Daniil Medvedev reflects on ‘rollercoaster day’ ahead of Nadal rematch

Daniil Medvedev kept his focus on court on an emotional day (Eduardo Verdugo/AP)

Daniil Medvedev ended a “rollercoaster day” by setting up an Australian Open final rematch with Rafael Nadal at the Mexican Open in Acapulco.

Medvedev began Thursday by watching the news from his home country of Russia as the invasion of Ukraine began and then learned he will be world number one next week after Novak Djokovic was beaten by Jiri Vesely in Dubai.