Tennis-Medvedev battles back from brink to beat Norrie in Vienna

Oct 29 (Reuters) Daniil Medvedev punched and slapped the court in frustration before producing a remarkable ​escape to beat Britain s Cameron ‌Norrie 4-6 6-3 7-6(1) at the Vienna Open on Thursday and reach his 100th tour-level quarter-final. • The former world number ‌one ​extended his winning streak ⁠to six matches ⁠after successfully defending his title at last week s Almaty Open. • After dropping the opening set, the third ​seed fought back to force a decider and twice recovered ⁠from a break down ⁠in the third, saving ​a match point when Norrie served for ​victory before dominating the tiebreak 7-1. • ‌Medvedev s frustrations spilled over early in the final set when he repeatedly bent down and struck ⁠the court after falling 0-2 behind, but the Russian regrouped to complete the win ⁠and ‌keep alive his chances of ⁠securing a spot at ​the ‌season-ending ATP Finals. • Medvedev will ​next face ⁠French qualifier Adrian Mannarino, who stunned eighth seed Jakub Mensik in the round of 1