Daniil Medvedev will play against Denis Shapovalov in the final match of the Vienna Open. The match will start on October 30 at 15:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-4) for Medvedev – 1.97.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 22 – 1.93.
The two players met in the Cincinnati Masters this season and Medvedev won that match in two sets. We believe that Daniil will win this match as well. Shapovalov is definitely in great shape at the moment, but it will be very difficult for him to resist Medvedev’s stable play on the back line.
Medvedev has not lost a single set in Vienna. We believe this is unlikely to happen in the upcoming match. The last three head-to-head encounters with Shapovalov ended in two sets.
Medvedev reached his fifth final of the season. However, earlier this year, he managed to take only one title so far. He did it in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Thanks to a series of victories this week, Daniil has solved one more very important task. He has qualified for the ATP Tour Finals.
On Saturday, Medvedev defeated Grigor Dimitrov (6-4, 6-2). If the first set looked more or less close, the second set showed clearly that nothing good was going to come of Grigor.
Medvedev had never lost a serve in his four previous matches. What’s more, the only break point in the game with Medvedev was by Dominic Thiem.
Medvedev has five consecutive 2-0 victories over left-handed players.
Shapovalov, meanwhile, reached the final for the second time in the season. Earlier this month, he lost to Yoshihito Nishioka (4-6, 6-7) in a decisive match at a tournament in Seoul.
In the semifinals of the current tournament, Denis defeated Borna Coric (7-6, 6-0). In the first set, Denis overpowered Borna on a tie-break. However, in the second set, something strange happened – Coric did not take a single game.
Shapovalov won four matches in a row for the first time this season. Earlier this week, he managed to stop Jurij Rodionov (6-4, 6-4), Taylor Fritz (6-1, 4-6, 6-3) and Dan Evans (6-3, 6-3).
Interestingly, in the 2019 season, Shapovalov also reached the final in Vienna, in which he lost to Novak Djokovic.
Shapovalov had lost four times in their previous six matches against the seeded players.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Medvedev’s Rating – 4
Daniil Medvedev Wins/Losses in 2022 – 44/15
Shapovalov’s Rating – 19
Denis Shapovalov Wins/Losses in 2022 – 32/22
In 3 of Shapovalov’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 2.09.Vienna Open
Medvedev leads with a score of 3-2 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Cincinnati Masters in August. In that match, Medvedev defeated Shapovalov (7-5, 7-5) in two sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria.
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