Daniil Medvedev vs Grigor Dimitrov Prediction: A tough match awaits us

Daniil Medvedev will face Grigor Dimitrov in the first semi-final of the Rotterdam tournament. This is the focal point of the round, Medvedev wants to get back into the top 10 of the ATP rankings, and he needs to win his next match for that to happen. But Dimitrov is a strong opponent. The Bulgarian is making good progress and would have had a shot in Melbourne if he had not fallen to Djokovic so early. We expect a tough match.

Medvedev started the tournament in Rotterdam with a 3-set match against Davidovich Fokina. Still, in the next two games, the world number 11 did not lose a set, knocking out van de Zandschulp and Auger-Aliassime, still the reigning champion of the Dutch competition. Felix is known for his powerful serve, but the Canadian's serve wasn't working. As a result, the match lasted only one hour and 23 minutes; Daniil won it 6-2, 6-4. It is also worth noting that if he wins on Saturday, Medvedev will reach the top ten in the ATP rankings. And if he wins the tournament, Medvedev will become the eighth racket in the world.

Rotterdam is the first tournament for Dimitrov since the Australian Open, where Grigor lost to Novak Djokovic in the third round. He defeated Aslan Karatsev and Hubert Hurkacz in two sets. The Bulgarian had to take on Alex De Minaur in the quarterfinals. The match against Alex was a long one, lasting two hours and 36 minutes. In the third set, the boys got a tie-break which Grigor won 8-6.

We're expecting a hard-fought but 2-set match. Again, if Medvedev defeated Dimitrov, it was exclusively on nil in sets. Grigor is good now, and if he had been on the other side of the draw, the Bulgarian would have been the finalist in Rotterdam. But Grigor was unlucky to meet Daniil in the semi-final stage. Medvedev is comfortable in indoor tournaments. Plus, not so long ago, less than six months ago, Daniil confidently beat Dimitrov in an indoor competition in Vienna. We believe Medvedev will win in two games, but again, the match will be tight, and we will not be surprised by at least one tie-break.

• Correct score 2:0 for 1.63;
• Total Over (21.5) for 1.83.

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