ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev, Rafael Nadal and Matteo Berrettini are the semifinalists that are going to play on Friday at the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Daniil Medvedev
Head to head 6-2 for Medvedev
Stefanos Tsitsipas will take on Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal for the 9th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena.
Stefanos Tsitsipas: ranking and results
Ranked no. 4, the Greek got to the semifinal after beating Mikael Ymer 6-2 6-4 6-3, Sebastian Baez 7-61 6-75 6-3 6-4, Benoit Paire 6-3 7-5 6-72 6-4, Taylor Harry Fritz 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 and Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-4 6-2.
Stefanos has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2022, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Tsitsipas capitulated in the semifinal 6-4 6-2 7-5 to Daniil Medvedev.
Daniil Medvedev: ranking and results
Ranked no. 2 (career high), Daniil reached the semifinal after defeating Henri Laaksonen 6-1 6-4 7-63, Nick Kyrgios 7-61 6-4 4-6 6-2, Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-4 6-4 6-2, Maxime Cressy 6-2 7-64 6-74 7-5 and Felix Auger Aliassime 6-74 3-6 7-62 7-5 6-4.
Daniil has a 8-1 win-loss record in 2022, 8-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open The Russian had to surrender in the final 7-5 6-2 6-2 to Novak Djokovic.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 9th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev face off. Their actual head to head record is 6-2 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard.
Before, the last time they fought against each other, Tsitsipas won 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5 in the quarter in Roland garros back in 2021.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Daniil Medvedev who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Daniil Medvedev is the pick to win this match.
Daniil Medvedev -> 3.32
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.39
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Rafael Nadal vs. Matteo Berrettini
Head to head 1-0 for Nadal
Rafael Nadal will fight against Matteo Berrettini in the semifinal for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena.
Rafael Nadal: ranking and results
Ranked no. 5, Nadal reached the semifinal after defeating Marcos Giron 6-1 6-4 6-2, Yannick Hanfmann 6-2 6-3 6-4, Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1, Adrian Mannarino 7-614 6-2 6-2 and Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3.
Nadal has a 8-0 win-loss record in 2022, 8-0 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Melbourne where he defeated Maxime Cressy in the final 7-6(6) 6-3.
Last year at the Australian Open The Spaniard lost in the quarter 3-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5 to Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Matteo Berrettini: ranking and results
Ranked no. 7 (career high), the Italian got to the semifinal after defeating Brandon Nakashima 4-6 6-2 7-65 6-3, Stefan Kozlov 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-1, Carlos Alcaraz Garfia 6-2 7-63 4-6 2-6 7-65, Pablo Carreno-Busta 7-5 7-64 6-4 and Gael Monfils 6-4 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-2.
The Italian has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2022, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Matteo surrendered in the 4th round w/o to Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Rafael Nadal and Matteo Berrettini face off. Their head to head is 1-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Before, the last time they locked horns, Nadal won 7-6(6) 6-4 6-1 in the semifinal in Us open back in 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rafael Nadal who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rafael Nadal is the pick to win this match.
Rafael Nadal -> 1.46
Matteo Berrettini -> 2.98
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Australian Open
- Matthew Ebden/Max PurcellEbden/Max Purcell – Rajeev Ram/Joe SalisburyRam/Joe Salisbury (6-3 7-69) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Australian Open
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Rafael NadalNadal (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (2-6) – H2H – Prediction
