Medvedev wins against Pospisil in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS – VIENNA RESULTS

    ERSTE BANK OPEN - VIENNA DRAW AND RESULTS. Medvedev wins against Pospisil to fight against Kevin Anderson in the quarter

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    Prediction and head to head Daniil Medvedev vs. Vasek Pospisil

    Daniil Medvedev wins against Vasek Pospisil 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Vienna on Thursday. Medvedev will face off with Kevin Anderson in the quarter.

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    The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Vasek conquered in the 7th game (4-3) before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

    Pospisil converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Medvedev wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 10th game (4-5 30-40).

    They contested 56 points. Vasek conquered the set after winning 4 points more than the Russian (30-26). Pospisil surrendered 6 points on serve (21-6). In addition, on the other side, the Russian conceded 9 points on serve (20-9).

    Similarly to the 1st set, there was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Medvedev conquered in the 8th game (5-3) before eventually conquering the set (6-3).

    The Russian converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 40-A). On the other side, Vasek wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (3-3 30-40).

    They played 67 points. Daniil was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than Pospisil (38-29). The Russian surrendered 8 points on serve (22-8). On the losing side, Pospisil conceded 16 points on serve (21-16).

    Medvedev in this set was much more effective than the Canadian and eventually he won 6-2 after breaking Vasek in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

    A defining moment of this set was when Daniil won 5 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to change the score from 0-1 to 5-1.

    Medvedev was unerring in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 40-A) and the 4th game (3-1 15-40). On the other side, Daniil didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They played 48 points. The Russian won 12 points more than the Canadian (30-18). Daniil conceded 6 points on serve (17-6). On the other side, Pospisil conceded 13 points on serve (12-13).

    The Russian will add to his prize money € 8,745 after conquering this match. He has won already € 41,500 after this win. If he wins the next match, Daniil will add € 19,500 to his earnings to get in total € 61,000 in total.

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Medvedev
    Pospisil
    Daniil Medvedev
    4-6 6-3 6-2
    1h:58
    Vasek Pospisil
    94
    94
    Total points
    77
    77
    41
    41
    Winners
    40
    40
    44%
    44%
    Ratio Winners
    52%
    52%
    -- Serve --
    17
    17
    Aces
    14
    14
    4
    4
    Double Faults
    2
    2
    62%
    62%
    1st in
    58%
    58%
    80%
    80%
    1st won
    77%
    77%
    41/51
    41/51
    1st won
    40/52
    40/52
    58%
    58%
    2nd won
    38%
    38%
    18/31
    18/31
    2nd won
    14/37
    14/37
    -- Break Points --
    3/9
    3/9
    Total
    1/6
    1/6
    33%
    33%
    Won
    17%
    17%
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    At the end of the match, Daniil scored 94 points vs. the Canadian’s 77.

    Daniil served extremely well to win 80% of the points (41/51) behind his first serve, and he won 58% points (18/31) on his second serve. Daniil fired 17 aces and he committed 4 double faults. The Russian won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points after he converted only 33% (3/9) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Pospisil was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

    After this contest, the head to head between Medvedev and Pospisil is 2-1 for Daniil.

    Highlights Daniil Medvedev vs. Vasek Pospisil Erste Bank Open – Vienna

    Draw and next match H2H: Daniil Medvedev vs. Kevin Anderson – stats

    Medvedev will face Anderson in the quarter.

    There is no head to head record between Daniil Medvedev and Kevin Anderson since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

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