In the first round of the Australian Open, Marcos Giron and Daniil Medvedev will play against each other. The match will start on January 16 at 09:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-8) for Medvedev – 1.60.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 31 – 1.64.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 1.54.
The level of the tennis players in this pairing is completely different. Medvedev has beaten Giron before and we believe he will do so again. Daniil approached the Australian Open in fine form and is ready to take on the biggest challenges here.
The only meeting between Giron and Medvedev ended in two sets. We expect the upcoming match to go fairly quickly as well. Daniil is in great form and is likely to start the next round of the Australian Open with a solid win.
Giron reached the Australian Open main draw for the fourth year in a row. However, he had not previously won a single match in Melbourne.
Last season, he lost straight away to Rafael Nadal, who eventually took the title.
Giron started the new season in Adelaide, where he made it to one round. After defeating Richard Gasquet (7-6, 6-7, 7-5), Marcos lost to Alex Popyrin (4-6, 6-4, 6-3).
Giron then reached the quarter-finals in Oakland. He defeated Federico Coria (6-4, 6-7, 7-5) and J.J. Wolf (6-4, 6-4) before losing to Cameron Norrie (1-6, 7-6, 2-6).
In 2022, Giron only managed to win one match at one of the four Grand Slam tournaments. At Wimbledon, Marcos defeated Holger Rune.
Giron has lost his last nine meetings to top-10 opponents.
Medvedev also started the season in Adelaide. Daniel reached the semi-finals, which is not too bad for his first tournament. However, he probably hoped for more.
In the semi-finals, Medvedev lost to Novak Djokovic (3-6, 4-6). It has to be admitted that the result is absolutely logical. Nole played at a cosmic level.
It is also worth noting that Medvedev had a tough match against Lorenzo Sonego in the first round. Russian played nine (!) match balls in the first set. Luckily, at the beginning of the second set, Lorenzo dropped the match because of a cramp.
On the other hand, Daniil easily defeated Miomir Kecmanovic (6-0, 6-3) and Karen Khachanov (6-3, 6-3), dropping only nine games in total.
Medvedev reached the Australian Open final in the previous two seasons.
Medvedev has reached the second round in his last ten tournaments.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Marcos Giron’s Rating – 60
Marcos Giron Wins/Losses in 2022 – 3/3
Daniil Medvedev’s Rating – 8
Daniil Medvedev Wins/Losses in 2022 – 3/1
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 1.54.
Medvedev leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The only time they met was at the Cincinnati Masters in 2020. In that match, Medvedev defeated Giron (6-4, 6-4) in two sets.
The match will be played in Center Court, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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