Daniil Medvedev vs Ilya Ivashka Prediction: Another 2-0 from Medvedev?

The next opponent for Daniil Medvedev, the first racket of the world, will be the 42nd number of the world ranking, Bulgarian Ilya Ivashka. The guys will play with each other again in less than a week. Recall that on June 10, Daniil beat the Bulgarian in two sets at the tournament in Hertogenbosch.

After beating Ivashka in the Netherlands, Daniil was stronger than Mannarino but lost in the final to Van Rijthoven in two games. At the tournament in Halle, Medvedev has already played one match against the Belgian Goffin, beating him very convincingly without a chance for David in two games. During his match against Goffin, which ended 6-3, 6-2, Medvedev served six times on serve, winning 79% of his first serve points and 44% of his second serve points. On the receiving end, he won 37% of his points on Goffin's serve and 46% on Goffin's second serve.

The upcoming match will be the fifth on grass for Ivashka. So far, the Bulgarian player has positive statistics, 3-1, and the only loss he suffered on the road was to Daniil Medvedev. In Hertogenbosch, Ivashka was stronger than McDonald and Ruusuvuori. Already here in Halle, the Bulgarian beat Struff in three sets. The match against the German was long and lasted more than two hours, and in the third game, the guys got a tie-break. Ivashka served nine times and four doubles, winning 73% of his points on the first serve and 52% on the second. The Bulgarian player won 14% of points on the first serve and 46% on the second serve.

Medvedev and Ivashka have played each other five times already; the score was 4:1 in favor of Medvedev. Ivashka's only win was in the Davis Cup in 2018. On the other hand, Medvedev beat the Bulgarian at tournaments in Kazan, the German Eckental, Paris, and Hertogenbosch, three victories on hard and one on grass.

Over the past week since the meeting between Daniil and Ilya, nothing has fundamentally changed. Daniil only got additional practice and confidence in his abilities. In addition, during this time, Medvedev regained the first line in the ATP ranking, which probably only motivates Danill to win not only in the upcoming game but also at the tournament in Halle. For his part, Ivashka made it to the last 16 with great difficulty, knocking out Struff. We believe that the world number one will win the main event on Thursday. Here are the following betting odds for the meeting:

• W1+Total Under (22.5) for 1.73;
• Total Under (19.5) for 2.60.

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