Dusan Lajovic vs Daniil Medvedev Prediction: the Outsider is Underrated

Prediction for the US Open match between Dusan Lajovic vs Daniil Medvedev, which will take place on August 27th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the athletes' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Dusan arrived in New York on a three-match losing streak that started in Umag, Croatia, on July 25. Then, Italy's Musetti defeated the Serbian player in three sets. After that, he lost to German Marterer at the Olympics and American Holt at the Cincinnati Masters. All three matches went to three sets.

Daniil does not have a great run, either. After a disappointing Olympics, Medvedev played two matches on hard courts in Montreal and Cincinnati. He lost to Spaniard Davidovich Fokina in Canada and Czech Jiri Lehecka in Ohio in three sets.

We think Lajovic is a bit underrated. The current options would've made sense if Medvedev was playing at his best. But Daniil has lost twice on hard courts this summer to players who aren't at the top of their game. For now, we're not rushing to bet on him. Let's see how Medvedev plays in their first match. Still, we think Daniil will win by a big margin, but we're not sure it'll be as easy as the bookies are making it out to be. The fact that the Serbian has beaten the Russian twice in his career is also a plus for the bet on Lajovic's head-to-head, so Dusan should have no problems in psychological terms today.