In the third round of the Australian Open, Sebastian Korda and Daniil Medvedev will play against each other. The match will start on January 20 at 09:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+6.5) for Korda – 1.80.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 35 – 1.81.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 1.78.
Korda is in fine form heading into the new season. On the eve of the Australian Open, Sebastian reached the final in Adelaide, where he played on equal terms with Djokovic. We believe that the American is quite capable in his upcoming clash with Medvedev, at least to cling to a plus handicap.
The only head-to-head encounter between the two players was a three-set match. There is a good chance that the match between Korda and Medvedev will also be a long one. The American is in great form and is certainly ready to get on the nerves of the eighth-ranked player of the world at the moment.
Korda reached the third round at the Australian Open for the second year in a row. In this case, there was no doubt that Sebastian would easily get through the early rounds.
In the first match, Sebastian defeated Cristian Garin (6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2).
Next was a win over Yosuke Watanuki (6-2, 7-5, 6-4).
However, it is also worth noting that Korda reached the final in Adelaide in early January. In the deciding match against Novak Djokovic, he dropped a match point in the second set (7-6, 6-7, 4-6).
Before that, Korda defeated Andy Murray (7-6, 6-3), Roberto Bautista-Agut (6-4, 6-4), Jannik Sinner (7-5, 6-1) and Yoshihito Nishioka (7-6, 1-0).
Korda has lost six of his last seven matches as a clear underdog.
Medvedev, meanwhile, completely “ignored” his opponents in the opening rounds.
In the opening match, Daniil gave a masterclass to Marcos Giron (6-0, 6-1, 6-2).
In the second round, Daniil stopped John Millman (7-5, 6-2, 6-2). However, here at least in the first set, there was a semblance of a fight.
It’s not the first time Medvedev has had such an easy first few rounds at a Grand Slam. This was the case, for example, last year at the US Open. However, he lost in the fourth round to Nick Kyrgios.
Medvedev has reached the 1/8 finals consistently in the last four Australian Open draws.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
Sebastian Korda’s Rating – 31
Sebastian Korda Wins/Losses in 2023 – 6/1
Daniil Medvedev’s Rating – 8
Daniil Medvedev Wins/Losses in 2023 – 5/1
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 1.78.
Medvedev leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The only time they met was at Paris Masters in 2021. In that match, Daniil defeated Korda (4-6, 6-1, 6-3) in three sets.
The match will be played in Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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