Daniil Medvedev will play against Grigor Dimitrov in the semi-finals of the Vienna Open. The match will start on October 29 at 15:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-4) for Medvedev – 1.67.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 22 – 1.75.
Medvedev is on course for the tournament in Vienna. He has previously beaten both Thiem and Sinner in two sets. We believe it will be very difficult to stop Daniil on his way to another trophy and certainly unlikely for Dimitrov.
Medvedev is the clear favourite in this pairing. Daniil is in great form and has not yet lost a single set at the tournament in Vienna. We believe that this is unlikely to happen in the upcoming match. We expect Daniil to confidently outplay Dimitrov in the upcoming match, as he has previously dealt with Sinner and Thiem.
Medvedev is showing the tennis this week that helped him climb to the top of the rankings at one point.
At the moment, it’s hard to imagine Daniil being stopped by anyone at the current tournament. That’s a bit of a spoiler in the context of his upcoming match against Dimitrov. However, it’s true. Daniil is playing at the highest level.
Medvedev quietly defeated Jannik Sinner (6-4, 6-2) on Friday. Novak Djokovic was telling the truth when he said he had doubts about beating Daniil in Astana. Daniil could not finish the match because of an injury.
As for the last match against Sinner, suffice it to say that Jannik did not have a single break point.
On his way to the semi-finals, Daniil also defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili (6-2, 6-2) and Dominic Thiem (6-3, 6-3).
Medvedev has won three of his last five semi-finals with a score of 2-0 in sets.
Dimitrov is also playing well this week. However, in his case, I don’t think anyone was counting on that.
Grigor, in fact, failed in the second half of the season, but the tournament in Vienna was an exception in this respect.
Here, we must also understand that so far Dimitrov has only had one dangerous opponent. The former world #3 sensationally stopped Andrey Rublev (6-3, 6-4) in the second round.
Grigor had beaten Thiago Monteiro (6-3, 6-4). Before that and after facing Andrey, he defeated Marcos Giron (6-3, 4-6, 6-4).
Dimitrov has seven defeats in his last nine matches as an underdog.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Medvedev’s Rating – 4
Daniil Medvedev Wins/Losses in 2022 – 43/15
Dimitrov’s Rating – 32
Grigor Dimitrov Wins/Losses in 2022 – 24/20
In 4 of Dimitrov’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 1.82.
Medvedev leads with a score of 3-2 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Indian Wells Masters in 2021. In that match, Dimitrov defeated Medvedev (4-6, 6-4, 6-3) in three sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Vienna Open: Medvedev vs Dimitrov at 1xBet.