Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas will play against each other in the 1/2 finals of the Cincinnati Masters. The game will start on August 20 at 20:00.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-3) for Medvedev – 1.87.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Under 24 – 1.71.
Medvedev knows how to play against Tsitsipas. They met at the Australian Open this season. There was no real fight. Daniil won with a score of 7-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. As Stefanos is unstable at the moment, we believe Daniil is likely to come away with another convincing win.
In 4 of the last 5 head-to-head encounters between the tennis players, the minimum number of sets has been played. It is very likely that nothing will change significantly today.
Medvedev reached the semi-finals at the Masters level for the first time in the season. Most importantly, he seems to be in top form for the US Open.
The day before, Daniil defeated Taylor Fritz (7-6, 6-3). Taylor played well in the first set but lost in the tie-break. This moment was the key one.
Medvedev looked much better in the second set, which was partly due to his perfect defence. Daniil did not lose a single game on his serve.
All in all, it was Medvedev, pulling balls from absolutely any part of the court.
On his way to the semi-finals, he also defeated Botic Van De Zandschulp (6-4, 7-6) and Denis Shapovalov (7-5, 7-5).
Medvedev has won 7 of his last 10 matches against the top 10 players.
Tsitsipas, meanwhile, reached the semi-finals at the Masters level for the fourth time this season.
He is also the season’s all-time leader in victories, having won 45 matches so far this year.
Tsitsipas defeated John Isner (7-6, 5-7, 6-3) in the quarter-finals of the current tournament. Despite expectations, Stefanos defeated John in three sets.
Tsitsipas had the key break in the deciding set at 4-3. After that, he immediately served for the match.
Tsitsipas reached the semi-finals in Cincinnati for the third time in a row.
On his way to the semi-finals, he also defeated Filip Krajinovic (6-3, 6-4) and Diego Schwartzman (6-3, 6-3).
Tsitsipas has lost his last five matches as an underdog.
In 4 of the last 5 head-to-head meetings, the minimum number of sets have been played. We offer to bet on “Total Sets – Under 2.5” with odds of 1.51.
In 3 of Medvedev’s last 5 matches, the tie-break has not been played. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – No” with odds of 1.98.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Medvedev’s Rating – 1
Daniil Medvedev Wins/Losses in 2022 – 34/11
Tsitsipas’ Rating – 7
Stefanos Tsitsipas Wins/Losses in 2022 – 45/15
Medvedev leads with a score of 7-2 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Australian Open in 2022. Daniil defeated Staf with a score of 7-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
The match will be played at the Center Court, Lindner Family Tennis Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Cincinnati Masters: Medvedev vs Tsitsipas at 22bet and MelBet.