In the second round of the Australian Open, John Millman and Daniil Medvedev will play against each other. The match will start on January 18 at 08:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-9) for Medvedev – 1.60.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 30 – 1.50.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 1.375.
Millman, at 33, is hardly ready for a long draw with Medvedev. Daniil beat the more mobile Giron quite easily in the first round, dropping just three games to the American. We reckon that the older John will meet the same fate.
Medvedev handled Giron in the first round of the Australian Open, dropping just three games to him. Millman will probably not be able to do much better than Giron.
On the eve of the Australian Open, John managed to make it from qualification to the 1/8th final in Adelaide. Millman is now 33 and sits outside the top 100 in the world rankings.
Millman had a tough first-round match against Marc-Andrea Hüesler (6-7, 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3).
However, the Australian played the final sets magnificently, surrendering a total of just five games to his opponent.
Millman reached the opening round of the home majors for the second year in a row. Last season, he started with a win over Feliciano Lopez (6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5) before losing to Alexander Zverev (4-6, 4-6, 0-6).
Millman’s best result so far has been reaching the third round in the 2016 and 2020 seasons.
Millman has lost his last 11 meetings to top-10 opponents.
Ahead of this year’s draw, Medvedev reached the semi-finals in Adelaide, where he defeated Sonego, Kecmanovic and Khachanov.
Medvedev, meanwhile, started with a resounding victory over Marcos Giron.
Daniel crushed his opponent in three sets. Everything was clear here without any further details.
In fact, this match looked something like a masterclass. The game showed that the opponents are at a completely different level.
However, not only that. Medvedev, by all accounts, has prepared himself magnificently for the tournament and will fight for the title again. In the previous two seasons, he could only be stopped in the final.
In 2022, he was stopped by Rafa Nadal (6-2, 7-6, 4-6, 4-6, 5-7). In 2021, Daniil was stopped by Novak Djokovic (5-7, 2-6, 2-6).
Medvedev has won his last four second-round matches in Australian Open.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
John Millman’s Rating – 140
John Millman Wins/Losses in 2023 – 4/2
Daniil Medvedev’s Rating – 8
Daniil Medvedev Wins/Losses in 2023 – 4/1
In 4 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 1.375.
Millman and Medvedev have never played against each other.
The match will be played in Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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