Jannik Sinner will face Daniil Medvedev in the final match of the Rotterdam Open. The match will start on February 19 at 14:30 UK time.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3) for Medvedev – 1.96.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.78.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 2.058.
Sinner is a comfortable opponent for Medvedev. Daniil has beaten the Italian four times in his career without a single loss. The last face-off between them took place last season in Vienna and ended with a two-set win for the Russian. We expect Medvedev to win his next encounter as well.
Sinner and Medvedev faced each other last season. That match also took place on indoors. That match was played rather quickly as Daniil outplayed the Italian in two sets, giving up only six games in the match. We expect the upcoming match to follow a similar scenario and also not go beyond two sets.
Jannik reached the final at his second consecutive tournament. Last week, he took the title in Montpellier.
On Saturday, Sinner defeated Tallon Griekspoor (7-5, 7-6).
It was an extremely tense match. The Italian was saved by his superb serve game as he did not have a single break point.
By the way, Jannik converted his only break point.
Earlier this week, the 21-year-old defeated Benjamin Bonzi (6-2, 3-6, 6-1), Stefanos Tsitsipas (6-4, 6-3) and Stan Wawrinka (6-1, 6-3).
Sinner’s winning streak stands at seven matches.
Sinner has lost four times in his last five encounters against higher-ranked opponents.
Daniil, meanwhile, will play in the final for the first time this year. This will put him back in the top 10.
In the semi-finals, Medvedev scored a confident win over Grigor Dimitrov (6-1, 6-2).
After the game, the Russian was modest, saying that despite the score, it was a difficult match.
The only really nervous moment was in the second set, when the score was 2-2 when Daniil was trailing 0:40 on serve, but eventually, he recovered. He managed to break the lead immediately afterwards.
Medvedev was again excellent on the court with 6 of 13 break points.
On his way to the finals, he also defeated Botic van de Zandschulp (6-2, 6-2), Felix Auger Aliassime (6-2, 6-4) and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (4-6, 6-2, 6-2).
Medvedev has three dry victories in his previous five meetings with the top 20.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 6/10
Jannik Sinner’s Rating – 14
Jannik Sinner Wins/Losses in 2023 – 12/2
Daniil Medvedev’s Rating – 11
Daniil Medvedev Wins/Losses in 2023 – 9/2
In 3 of Medvedev’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 2.058.
Medvedev leads with a score of 4-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Vienna Open in 2022. In that match, Medvedev defeated Sinner (6-4, 6-2) in two sets.
The match will be played in Center Court, Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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