Novak Djokovic will face Daniil Medvedev in the 1/2 finals of the Astana Open. The game will start on October 7 at 15:00.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-1) for Medvedev – 2.59.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 22 – 1.66.
Medvedev is in good form and generally capable in his current playing conditions to give Djokovic a fight. All the more so, given that Daniel has beaten Nole on the indoor hard court before. In addition, Novak is playing for the second week in a row and the accumulated fatigue can make itself felt at any moment.
Matches involving such top-class tennis players should not, by definition, end quickly. So it will be a long fight in the next Djokovic – Medvedev clash. All the more so because the last encounter, which took place at the Paris Masters, ended in three sets.
Djokovic faced Karen Khachanov on Friday. As expected, this match was not as easy as the previous ones, but still, you have to admit, Nole did not have any serious problems.
In the first set, Novak even allowed Karen to score a break, but in the end, he took the game anyway.
In the second set, Djokovic needed only one break. At the same time, Khachanov didn’t have a single break point.
No matter how you look at it, Djokovic is fine. It’s safe to say that he would still be at the top of the rankings if it wasn’t for the whole story with the coronavirus vaccination, which Novak stubbornly refuses to do for some personal reasons.
Djokovic has won five of his previous six semifinal-stage battles.
Medvedev, meanwhile, crushed Roberto Bautista Agut (6-1, 6-1) in the quarter-finals. It was a big surprise because until then, Roberto had been considered one of the most uncomfortable opponents for Daniil.
This time, Bautista-Agut, one could say, was not in sight. Daniel simply swept his opponent off the court.
Medvedev had no problem taking the games on the receiving end, playing as aggressively as possible, although Roberto also made too many mistakes.
Medvedev won 40 matches in a season for the fourth time in his career.
Medvedev has three wins in the last five meetings with the top 10.
In 4 of Djokovic’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 2.15.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 5/10
Djokovic’s Rating – 7
Novak Djokovic Wins/Losses in 2022 – 32/6
Medvedev’s Rating – 4
Daniil Medvedev Wins/Losses in 2022 – 40/4
Nole leads with a score of 6-4 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Paris Masters in 2021. In that match, Djokovic defeated Medvedev (4-6, 6-3, 6-3) in three sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, National Tennis Center, Astana, Kazakhstan.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Astana Open: Djokovic vs Medvedev at 22bet and MelBet.