Source : ABC NEWS

Melbourne’s beloved coffee has been called into question while Daniil Medvedev was knocked out in a major upset.

Here are the five quick hits from day five of the Australian Open, including when the Aussies are playing on day six.

1. Tien upsets Medvedev in five-set thriller

Day five of the Australian Open went into overtime. 

An epic five-set thriller between Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev and American qualifier Learner Tien went well past the bedtime of many. 

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Learner Tien produced the biggest win of his career, defeating fifth seed Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open. (Getty Images: Andy Cheung)

Those who did stick around at Margaret Court Arena were treated to a match that had everything. It ended with the American teenager triumphing at the end of a 10-point, fifth-set tiebreaker. 

Tien won the opening two sets and had match point during the third set tiebreak, but Medvedev, a former US Open champion, clawed his way back.

Medvedev had the serve leading 6-5 in the final set, but Tien broke and forced the ultimate climax to a grand slam match. 

The clock at Melbourne Park showed 2:55am when the match finished. 

The classy American was full of praise for those brave fans who stayed until the end.

Medvedev is no stranger to long nights at Melbourne Park, with a match at last year’s Open lasting until 3:40am.

2. Iga gets Melburnians offside with coffee dig

The playbook for any post-match interview is a pretty simple one — humbly praise your opponent, say you are pleased but still have plenty to work on, and compliment the city you are in when prompted.

Iga Swiatek nailed the first two of those after her rapid straight-sets win over Rebecca Sramkova, but did herself no favours with the home crowd.

Thrown a soft-ball question from Jelena Dokic about coffee in Melbourne and how it compares to the rest of the world’s, Swiatek had Rod Laver Arena stunned.

“I’ve got to say, in Sydney I found better coffee shops,” Swiatek said.

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Cue appalled gasps and a smattering of boos from the local crowd, each spectator shocked to their very core. 

How Iga wins them back over as she continues her journey towards a first Australian Open crown is anyone’s guess.

3. Fan behaviour in the spotlight

Fan behaviour has been thrown into the spotlight after multiple unsavoury moments during the first week at Melbourne Park.

American Danielle Collins was the centre of fan ire on day five when she taunted the crowd following her victory over Australian qualifier Destanee Aiava.

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At one point Collins told the crowd to “shut up” after jeering following a service fault. After her win, she gestured to the crowd to kiss her backside, which led to the 10th seed being booed off the court. 

The behaviour of fans was already in the spotlight on day five before Collins’s war with the partisan Melbourne crowd.

Former Australian tennis player John Millman was critical of some fans so far at the Australian Open, focusing on the treatment of James Duckworth while speaking on the ABC Tennis Podcast.

Some fans cheered against the Australian Duckworth in the hope his straight-sets loss to Spain’s Roberto Carballés Baena would happen sooner.

Millman told the ABC Tennis Podcast on day five that the Australian Open crowd needed “more class” during the tournament.

“I felt really bad for Ducks, he’s a good mate of mine,” Millman told the ABC Tennis Podcast.

“You’re at your home slam and they’re cheering against you because they want to see the next match come on.

“I think that’s where you’ve got to have a bit more class. That’s what you have to deal with at the Australian Open.”

Britain’s Harriet Dart described the crowd for her first round defeat to Croatia’s 18th seed Donna Vekic as “like a football match”.

Organisers will be hoping fans over the next week-and-a-half do not overshadow what has been scintillating tennis on the court.

4. Schoolkate stops Sinner’s set streak

World number one and defending champion Jannik Sinner is into the third round after taking care of Australian Tristan Schoolkate.

The Aussie wildcard, not given much of a chance heading into the contest, made sure the world number one earned his win. 

Schoolkate was exceptional in the early stages and was good enough to get a break and win the first set. 

That was an achievement that had not happened in 102 days. 

Sinner entered Thursday’s match having won his previous 29 sets of tennis.

The last time Sinner dropped a set was against Argentine Tomás Etcheverry at the Shanghai Masters on October 6.

Like October 6, Sinner regrouped quickly after losing a set and went on to take the match in style.

5. Which Australians are playing on day six?

Here’s when all the Australians are playing on day six at Melbourne Park (all times AEDT):

  • Jack Draper (15) vs Aleksandar Vukic last on Margaret Court Arena
  • Austin Krajicek/Rajeev Ram vs Matthew Ebden/Joran Vliegen (9) from 11am on Kia Arena
  • Jamie Murray/John Peers (12) vs Tallon Griekspoor/Botic van de Zandschulp second on 1573 Arena
  • Destanee Aiava/Maddison Inglis (WC) vs Marta Kostyuk/Elena-Gabriela Ruse last on 1573 Arena
  • Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini (4) vs Priscilla Hon/Daria Saville (WC) third on Court 3
  • Taylah Preston/Edward Winter (WC) vs Demi Schuurs/Tim Puetz fourth on Court 3
  • Irina Khromacheva/Jackson Withrow vs Daria Saville/Luke Saville (WC) last on Court 3
  • Kim Birrell/Olivia Gadecki (WC) vs Ulrikke Eikeri/Makoto Ninomiya second on Court 7
  • Harri Heliovaara/Henry Patten (6) vs Marc Polmans/Matthew Romios (WC) third on Court 7
  • Kim Birrell/John-Patrick Smith (WC) vs Hao-Ching Chan/Marcelo Melo last on Court 7
  • Emerson Jones/Hayden Jones (WC) vs Su-Wei Hsieh/Jan Zielinski (6) last on Court 13

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