ST. PETERSBURG STATS. Medvedev victorious over Gasquet in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS

ST. PETERSBURG OPEN - ST. PETERSBURG DRAW AND RESULTS. Medvedev topples Gasquet to play Reilly Opelka in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Daniil Medvedev vs. Richard Gasquet

Daniil Medvedev prevails over Richard Gasquet 3-6 6-3 6-0 in the 1st round in St. Petersburg on Wednesday. Medvedev will try to keep the momentum against Reilly Opelka in the 2nd round.

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Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Richard clinched in the 8th game (5-3) before finally conquering the set (6-3).

Richard was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 8th game (4-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Gasquet didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 46 points. Gasquet conquered the set after winning 10 points more than the Russian (28-18). Richard surrendered 7 points on serve (20-7). On the other side, Medvedev conceded 8 points on serve (11-8).

Similarly to the 1st set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Russian clinched in the 4th game (3-1) just before ultimately conquering the set (6-3).

They contested 61 points. The Russian was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than Gasquet (36-25). The Russian dropped 6 points on serve (21-6). On the other side, the French player conceded 15 points on serve (19-15).

the French player was completely overpowered and the Russian won the set 6-0.

The Russian was flawless in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 3rd (2-0 40-A) and the 5th game (4-0 15-40). On the other side, the Russian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 36 points. Medvedev conquered the set after winning 18 more points than the French player (27-9). Medvedev was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (12-2). On the losing side, the French player conceded 15 points on serve (7-15).

The Russian will add to his prize money $ 12,935 after winning this match. He has won already $ 28,905 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Russian will add $ 7,715 to his earnings to get in total $ 36,620 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Medvedev
Gasquet
Daniil Medvedev
3-6 6-3 6-0
1h:37
Richard Gasquet
84
84
Total points
61
61
34
34
Winners
37
37
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
61%
61%
-- Serve --
22
22
Aces
0
0
3
3
Double Faults
3
3
66%
66%
1st in
63%
63%
83%
83%
1st won
71%
71%
34/41
34/41
1st won
37/52
37/52
62%
62%
2nd won
29%
29%
13/21
13/21
2nd won
9/31
9/31
-- Break Points --
4/6
4/6
Total
1/3
1/3
67%
67%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Daniil scored 84 points vs. the French player’s 61.

Medvedev served exceptionally well to win 83% of the points (34/41) behind his first serve, and he won 62% points (13/21) on his second serve. Medvedev struck 22 aces and he committed 3 double faults. Daniil was sharp when converting 67% of the break points that he conquered (4/6). On the other side, the French player was battling in converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this match, the head to head between Medvedev and Gasquet is 1-1.

Highlights Daniil Medvedev vs. Richard Gasquet St. Petersburg Open – St. Petersburg

Draw and next match H2H: Daniil Medvedev vs. Reilly Opelka – stats

Medvedev will play Opelka in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Daniil Medvedev and Reilly Opelka square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.

The last time that they squared off, Medvedev won 6-78 6-3 7-66 in the 1st round in Washington back in 2017.

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