Daniil Medvedev vs Alexander Zverev Prediction: Medvedev is favorite for a reason

World number 3 Daniil Medvedev heads back to the Rod Laver Arena, as he prepares to take on Alexander Zverev in this years Australian Open semifinals. He defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the previous round in 5 sets, and Alexander Zverev was too strong for Carlos Alcaraz in the previous round, as he won 3:1. This will be the 20th meeting between Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev.

Daniil Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev will hope he can finally end his Australian Open curse this year and finally lift the prestigious title. He came close to winning the title in 2021 and 2022, but he lost in both finals. This year, he's now a step away from the final game and he hopes to finally put his name to the trophy. 

Daniil Medvedev showed his class in the last round against Hubert Hurkacz. It was a tough game for both players, but Medeved ended up winning the game 3:2. His stats in the game were: 11 aces, 10 double faults, 86/110 first serve points, 29/73 second serve points, 10/15 break points saved, 4 break points converted, 26 games won and 156 points won in total. 

Medvedev was only able to make it to the 3rd round of last year’s Australian Open after 2 final defeats in 2021 and 2022. He has every right to feel optimistic of his chances here. 

Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev will go head-to-head against Daniil Medvedev for the 20th time in his career. The world number 6 player is chasing his 22nd singles career title, but first he must beat Daniil Medvedev in this match. This match beings back sour memories for the German after he lost the ATP Turin Italy Final to Daniil Medvedev 2 months ago. So Alexander Zverev will be on the lookout for ways to hurt Medvedev in this match.

He defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the previous round, beating the spainard 6:3,6:7,6:4. He had the following stats in that game: 7 aces, 1 double fault, 69/95 first serve points, 8/17 second serve points, ⅗ break points saved, 7 break points converted, 24 games won, 125 total points won.

Alexander Zverev have lost 12 of his 19 meetings against Medvedev. Its not an encouraging Stat but surely he would hope to make good use of his experience playing against Medvedev.

Head to Head

According to the head-to-head, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev have played 19 times against each other. Daniil Medvedev won 12 times and Alexander Zverev won 9 times.

Analysis and Predictions

It is understandable that Daniil Medvedev has the upper hand in this clash. He's been a different player recently since the last Australian Open tournament. Alexander Zverev also deserves his flowers especially in his handling of Carlos Alcaraz in the previous round. Daniil Medvedev is a different breed unfortunately. His endurance on the long run would definitely be a decider in this clash if Alexander Zverev proves too difficult to beat.

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