The Australian is in the midst of a great grass-court season, and he'll now look to keep things rolling against an opponent lacking success on the surface.

Medvedev is one of the best players on the planet, but his disdain for clay isn't a good match for Djere's experience on this surface.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion rallied from a set down for the 129th time in his career to prevail, 2-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4).

The No. 1-ranked Serb has won three ATP titles in his hometown of Belgrade—the Serbian Open twice in 2009 and 2011, and the Belgrade Open in 2021.

The Greek star won two tiebreakers when these two met at Acapulco in February, but the Serbian should be able to make this competitive on clay.

The seventh-seeded Laslo Djere has defeated Colombia’s Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Astana Open

Another batch of must-see first-round matches are set to take place on Tuesday, including a late-night clash between Daniil Medvedev and Vasek Pospisil.

Laslo Djere, who won the 250-level clay-court event in Sardinia—surged from No. 74 to No. 53.

The Russian beat Borna Coric to win the equal-biggest title of his career in St. Petersburg. Meanwhile, Alexander Zverev won his first title of the year in Cologne, Laslo Djere came through in Sardinia and Coco Gauff qualified in Ostrava.

The No. 10-ranked Russian is a win away from his fourth ATP title of the year, while the No. 7-ranked German is closing in on his first of 2020. Meanwhile, Coco Gauff won her first qualifying match in Ostrava, in the Czech Republic.