Daniil Medvedev vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Prediction: Another 2:0 by Daniil?

In the first semifinal of the Cincinnati Masters, world number one Daniil Medvedev will meet with No. 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas. The players know each other very well, having met nine times on tour. Daniil has a large advantage in their head-to-head encounters. It is logical that the first racket of the world is quoted as a significant favorite.

Medvedev played three matches in Cincinnati and did not give up a single set in that period. Daniil knocked van de Zandschulp, Shapovalov and Fritz out of the draw. The duel against Taylor lasted an hour and 40 minutes. In the first set the guys got the tie-break, won by Medvedev with a score of 7-1, the second set ended with a score of 6-3 in favor of Daniil. In general, during the game Medvedev made 18 aces and four double faults, winning 76% of points on the first serve and 57% on the second. On the receiving end he had the following statistics: 16%/45%, 32/19 of winners/unforced errors.

As we expected, the match between Tsitsipas and Isner was quite long. John was serving powerfully, and it wasn't without a tie-break, which Stefanos won, by the way. The result was 7-6, 5-7, 6-3 in favor of the Greek. The match lasted two hours and 22 minutes. Stefanos fired 7 times and hit one double, winning 78% of his first serve points and 69% of his second. Receiving stats: 20%/52%, 41/9 winners/unforced errors. Overall, this match was very high quality and pithy, both players didn't make many mistakes. Before knocking out Isner, Stefanos beat Krajinovic and Schwartzman.

We suggest to choose Daniil Medvedev. The world number one has already triumphed in Cincinnati. In addition, Stefanos is quite a comfortable opponent for Medvedev, considering the statistics of personal meetings between them. We have little doubt that the first-ranked player will win the title, it's another matter if the Greek can take the game. We don't think he can and Medvedev will win in two sets on Saturday.

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