Defying painful blisters and the unlikeliest of odds, Australian Chris O’Connell has come agonisingly near incomes the largest win of his profession towards Daniil Medvedev within the Qatar Open.
The unheralded Sydneysider gave the previous world No.1 all the difficulty he may deal with of their quarter-final in Doha earlier than ultimately succumbing 6-2 4-6 7-5 in just below two hours of absorbing fight on Thursday.