Pakistan, Jan. 24 -- Three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev renews his rivalry with up-and-coming Learner Tien in the Australian Open last 16, saying Friday: "I don't like to play him, but he must hate to play me as well."

Russia's Medvedev booked the Melbourne clash after battling through 6-7 (5/7), 4-6, 7-5, 6-0, 6-3 in 3hr 43min against Fabian Marozsan of Hungary. The American 25th seed Tien kept up his end of the bargain by beating Nuno Borges of Portugal in straight sets. The 20-year-old Tien and former number one Medvedev, 29, met three times last year, with the younger man winning twice. That included a five-set marathon in the first round of the Australian Open, when Tien was a teenage qualifier. "The thing is that I kind of don't l...