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Daniil Medvedev
As we know, Andrei Rublev lost in the quarter-finals of the Qatari tournament with Lehechka and this fact is of great importance in the context of the upcoming meeting. Andrei and Daniil Medvedev are fighting in absentia for the status of Russia’s first rocket, and Rublev is still ahead of the competitor. But in the event of a triumph at the tournament in Doha, Medvedev will not only move up to seventh place in the ranking, but will also come close to Rublev. One more week and Medvedev could regain lost status, but for that it is important to win properly in Doha to get past Auger-Aliassime.
In Qatar, Medvedev has two victories over Britain’s Brodie and Australia’s O’Connell. I was a bit surprised by the problems the Australian passed. This match lasted almost two hours, 6:2, 4:6, 7:5 is the result, of course, in favor of Medvedev. Throughout the match, Daniel had five aces with two double-faults, scoring 78% on his first serve and 63% on his second. Acceptance stats: 28% / 50%, winner stats / enforces 28/18. It is worth noting that Medvedev is on a 7-fight winning streak, last week Medvedev won the tournament in Rotterdam.
Felix Auger-Aliassime
After losing to Medvedev in Rotterdam, Felix played two matches in Doha, eliminated Kubler and Dawidowicz Fokin from the draw. The match against the Spaniard lasted one hour and 50 minutes, Auger-Aliassime won it in straight sets 6:4, 7:6. During the game, the Canadian hit eight aces with one double, scoring 86% on his first serve and 55% on his second. Acceptance stats: 24%/40%, winners/enforcers 25/12. Note that Auger-Aliassime has not won a single ATP tournament on open hard.
Medvedev – Auger-Aliassime: statistics of tennis players in 2023
| Tennis player | Rating | Total number of matches in 2023 | wins | failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Medvedev | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| Auger Allassime | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Personal meetings Medvedev – Auger-Aliassime
Medvedev and Auger-Aliassime have played each other five times, all five of which were won by the Russian, including a week ago at a tournament in Rotterdam. In addition to the Netherlands, Medvedev defeated Felix in Toronto, New York, Melbourne and at the ATP Cup tournament.
Prediction for the match Medvedev – Auger-Aliassime
A week ago, Medvedev beat Auger-Aliassime with a handicap of -5.5, ie very confident. Nothing has changed dramatically for a week, Medvedev only got a chance to bypass Nadal in the ranking and get closer to his compatriot Rublev, which Daniil will probably take advantage of. Feliks is a comfortable opponent for Medvedev, which can be seen from the statistics, we believe that on Friday Medvedev will win another sure victory over the Canadian.
The main prediction is for Medvedev to win with a handicap (-2.5) at 1.68