Daniil Medvedev and Rinky Hijikata will play against each other in the second round of the Los Cabos Open. The game will start on August 4 at 02:30 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-5.5) for Medvedev – 1.77.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Under 20 – 1.65.
Hijikata’s level is the Challengers and ITF tournaments. He cannot expect anything serious at bigger tournaments. All the more so in his upcoming match against world #1.
Medvedev is the clear favourite in this pairing and we believe he will quietly confirm his status in the upcoming meeting.
Medvedev will play his first match after a pause that arose in his schedule due to the Russian’s exclusion from Wimbledon.
Unlike Andrey Rublev, Daniil has declined the opportunity to play in Bastad and Hamburg, concentrating on preparing for the American series.
For Medvedev, the coming month and a half will be crucial. A year ago, he won the Masters in Toronto and became US Open champion as well as reaching the semi-finals in Cincinnati. That means he now has many points to defend.
Medvedev has not won a single tournament so far this season. He lost in the Australian Open final and lost the decisive matches in Hertogenbosch and Halle.
Medvedev has had a successful start to eight of his nine tournaments this season.
Hijikata qualified for the main draw. He defeated opponents from the third and sixth hundreds.
On his way to the main draw, he defeated Juan Sebastián Gómez (6-2, 6-3) and Gonzalo Villanueva (6-4, 6-3).
However, Rinky is not yet a high-ranking player either, currently ranked only 224th in the world rankings.
In the first round, Hijikata easily defeated Mexican Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez (6-3, 4-0, walkover).
For Hijikata, it was only his second match this season at the ATP main draw level.
Hijikata has won seven of the last eight meetings in Mexico.
In 5 of Medvedev’s last 7 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 1.56.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 5/10
Medvedev’s Rating – 1
Daniil Medvedev Wins/Losses in 2022 – 27/10
Hijikata’s Rating – 224
Rinky Hijikata Wins/Losses in 2022 – 37/18
Daniil and Rinky are about to play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Stadium Csc, Cabo Sports Complex, Los Cabos, Mexico.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Los Cabos Open: Medvedev vs Hijikata at 22Bet.