Richard Gasquet vs. Daniil Medvedev: An Easy Match for Medvedev?

The first opponent of Daniil Medvedev at the American Major will be World No. 79 in tennis, Richard Gasquet. The Frenchman and the Russian have played against each other twice. In 2018, Richard defeated Daniil in Montpellier. Two and a half years later, Medvedev gained revenge, beating his opponent in Saint Petersburg. Let's see how the game on neutral ground ends.

Just a few years ago, the Frenchman was in the top 20 ATP rankings, but now Richard is only the 79th among professional tennis players. The US Open is the third tournament for the Frenchman. Before New York, Gasquet played in Cincinnati and Winston-Salem. In both tournaments, the Frenchman had two victories and was eliminated only after the third match, although, in Cincinnati, this was the match against Murray in the first round of the main draw. In Winston-Salem, the Frenchman was stronger than Gerasimov and Evans and lost to Ruusuvuori in two sets.

We're keeping a close watch on Daniil and know that although he is not at the top of his form, he is pretty good. After losing at the Olympics to the Spaniard Carreño Busta, Daniil Medvedev triumphed at the Canada Masters and reached the Cincinnati Masters semi-finals, where he lost to Andrey Rublev in three sets. The one-week break before the US Open should have been good for Daniil. We will remind you that Medvedev is one of the contenders for the New York trophy, and after he lost the final here in 2019, Medvedev's goal at the American Majors is to win. And we all know that the only way to win the Major is to spread resources during the tournament.

Last year, in Saint Petersburg, Medvedev lost a set to Gasquet but defeated the Frenchman in the third game. Since then, Daniil has improved, while Gasquet plays at the same level at best. We believe that Medvedev will beat the Frenchman in three sets and manage not to break the total set by the betting companies, so to say. Daniil's bracket is good, which should also encourage the Russian. Here are the bets for the upcoming game: TU (28.5) for 2.09, handicap 2 (-9.5) for 2.30.