Daniil Medvedev vs Stefan Kozlov Prediction: Medvedev to Start the US Open with a Blowout

Daniil Medvedev will fight with No.111 Stefan Kozlov in the first round of the American Majors world racket. The guys have met once, back in 2016 in the qualifying of Wimbledon. Medvedev won that meeting confidently, in two sets.

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Do not forget that Daniil Medvedev came to New York to defend the title. Under certain circumstances, the first racket of the world can lose his status, so the mood for the Major is good. Recall that the US Open is the fourth hard-court tournament for Daniil after the grass part of the season. He started with a triumph in Los Cabos, Mexico, and continued with a failure in Montreal and the semifinals of Cincinnati. In general, Medvedev is doing well with playing practice, so we expect a confident start from Daniel.

Stefan has eight consecutive losses, and he last won on June 22 in the semifinals of Wimbledon qualifying. As a lucky loser, he even made it to the main draw, losing to Schwartzman in three sets. After that, failures in Newport, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Washington, Chicago, and Cincinnati, and the only set won in all that time. Some people end their professional careers after such lose-strikes, but Stefan is still hanging out there.

Honestly, it is difficult to imagine any scenario other than a confident victory of the world's first racket. Even six years ago, Daniil had no problems defeating Kozlov at Wimbledon. Since then, Medvedev has improved a lot, becoming the best player in the world. Stefan came to New York with an eight-match losing series. The conclusion is obvious - a smashing victory for Daniil.

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