Daniil Medvedev vs Ricardas Berankis Prediction: Will Medvedev Take Revenge for Dubai?

The second opponent for Daniil Medvedev at the tournament in Los Cabos, Mexico, will be Lithuanian player Ricardas Berankis. The guys have played each other three times on the tour, and Richards has one win over Daniil. Despite this fact, the bookmakers are on the side of Daniil.

After failures on the grass courts, Daniil took a small break and appeared on the hard courts of Los Cabos, where he played against the Australian Rinky Hijikata. The match lasted one hour and 33 minutes in two sets. Daniil won it smartly enough, scoring 6:4, 6:3. Medvedev made five aces and zero doubles, won 84% of points on the first serve and 61% on the second. On the receiving end Daniil had the following statistics: 21%/55%.

For the Lithuanian, Los Cabos was the second hard-court tournament after the clay and grass parts of the season. The first for Berankis was Atlanta, where he failed, losing in two sets in the first match to Japanese Daniel. In Mexico, Ricardas already has two wins over the Frenchman Gali and the Argentine Bagnis. The game against the latter was a two-set one and lasted an hour and 40 minutes. Berankis won 7:6, 6:3. The Lithuanian fired once and two double faults, winning 74% of points on the first serve and 43% on the second. On the receiving end, Ricardas' stats were 42%/38%.

Medvedev has hardly forgotten his loss to Berankis three years ago. The top-ranked tennis player on Friday will try not just to make up for that defeat in Dubai, but to make up for it with a good margin. The best player got some practice, while Medvedev is known to gain form during tournaments. We believe that Daniil has a good chance to win on Friday.

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