Daniil Medvedev will face Stefan Kozlov in the first round of the US Open. The game will start on August 29 at 17:00.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-10) for Medvedev – 1.69.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Under 27.5 – 1.66.
Medvedev is one of the main favourites for the US Open. Remember that Daniil is the reigning champion. So we expect a confident start for him. Especially as in his only head-to-head encounter with Kozlov he only gave his opponent four games in a match.
Medvedev has done a good job in the run-up to the US Open, winning the Los Cabos event and reaching the semi-finals at the Cincinnati Masters. Daniil will be ready for the US Open. We expect that world #1 will have no problems at the start of the competition.
Medvedev came to New York to defend his title. Last year, Daniil had a great American major, in the final of which he confidently beat Novak Djokovic.
Novak will not play in the tournament this time, so Medvedev can probably be called the main favourite.
Although his recent tournaments were not as successful as expected. In the Montreal Masters, he did not win a single round at all, losing straight away to Nick Kyrgios.
In Cincinnati, Medvedev quietly reached the semi-finals, but then Stefanos Tsitsipas got in his way.
In the game against Stef, Daniil was unsuccessful on serve. As a rule, he doesn’t make so many mistakes.
Let’s also not forget that Medvedev won a tournament in Los Cabos, in early August. It’s his only trophy so far this year.
Medvedev has scored 8 wins in his last 10 Grand Slam matches.
Kozlov, meanwhile, will play in the US Open main draw for the first time. Prior to this, he had lost six times in a row in qualifying.
Judging by Stefan’s results, you can hardly expect any surprises from him. The mere fact of taking part in such a tournament can already be regarded as an achievement for him.
Kozlov has not won on the ATP main draw level since the end of February when he beat Grigor Dimitrov in Acapulco. He has been on a losing streak ever since.
Kozlov has lost his last 6 matches at the US Open.
In 3 of Kozlov’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 1.27.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Medvedev’s Rating – 1
Daniil Medvedev Wins/Losses in 2022 – 34/12
Kozlov’s Rating – 110
Stefan Kozlov Wins/Losses in 2022 – 12/25
Medvedev defeated Kozlov in their only head-to-head encounter in 2016.
The match will be played at Arthur Ashe Stadium, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, United States.
We recommend checking out the odds for the US Open: Medvedev vs Kozlov at 22bet and MelBet.