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PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Djokovic, Thiem, Dimitrov and Medvedev to play on Friday – Erste Bank Open

VIENNA ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem, Grigor Dimitrov and Daniil Medvedev will play on Friday

Mark Hall

30 October 2020

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem, Grigor Dimitrov and Daniil Medvedev are going to play on Friday at the Erste Bank Open.

[SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY]

Novak Djokovic vs. Lorenzo Sonego

Head to head 0-0

Seeded no. 1, Novak Djokovic will compete against Lorenzo Sonego for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 5:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Novak Djokovic: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 the Serbian reached the quarter after beating Filip Krajinovic 7-6⁶ 6-3 and Borna Coric 7-6¹¹ 6-3.

Novak has a 39-2 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was managing to win the title in in ATP Cup where he overcame Rafael Nadal in the final 6-2 7-6(4) and in at the Australian Open where he overcame Dominic Thiem in the final 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 and in Dubai where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4 and in New York where he overcame Milos Raonic in the final 1-6 6-3 6-4 and in Rome where he overcame Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 7-5 6-3.

Last year in Vienna Novak didn’t play in Vienna in 2019.

Lorenzo Sonego: ranking and results

Ranked no. 42 (career high), the Italian reached the quarter after defeating Lucas Miedler 6-4 6-3, Dusan Lajovic 6-4 6-3 and Hubert Hurkacz 7-6⁶ 7-6².

The Italian has a 10-13 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Vienna The Italian lost in the 1^st round 6-4 6-4 to Marton Fucsovics.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Sonego since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.057
Lorenzo Sonego -> 11.75

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Dominic Thiem vs. Andrey Rublev

Head to head 2-1 for Thiem

Dominic Thiem will come up against Andrey Rublev in the quarter for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Dominic Thiem: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3 (career high), Dominic reached the quarter after beating Vitaliy Sachko 6-4 7-5 and Christian Garin 6-3 6-2.

The Austrian has a 22-6 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was winning the title in at the U.S. Open where he overcame Alexander Zverev in the final 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6).

Last year in Vienna Thiem conquered the title last year in Vienna after defeating Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 3-6 6-4 6-3.

Andrey Rublev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 8 (career high), Andrey reached the quarter after defeating Norbert Gombos 6-3 6-2 and Jannik Sinner 2-1 ret..

Rublev has a 36-7 win-loss record in 2020, 9-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Doha where he overcame Corentin Moutet in the final 6-2 7-6(3) and in Adelaide where he defeated Lloyd Harris in the final 6-3 6-0 and in Hamburg where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 3-6 7-5 and in St. Petersburg where he overcame Borna Coric in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.

Last year in Vienna The Russian surrendered in the quarter 7-5 7-6(4) to Matteo Berrettini.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Dominic Thiem and Andrey Rublev square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Thiem (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they played each other, Rublev won 6-2 5-7 10-8 in the 1^st round in All Lower level tournaments back in July 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dominic Thiem who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Dominic Thiem is the pick to win this match.
Dominic Thiem -> 1.66
Andrey Rublev -> 2.20

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Grigor Dimitrov vs. Daniel Evans

Head to head 3-1 for Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov will play Daniel Evans in the quarter for the 5^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 8:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Grigor Dimitrov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 20, Dimitrov got to the quarter after beating Karen Khachanov 7-6⁶ 6-3 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7⁵ 6-4 6-3.

The Bulgarian has a 18-10 win-loss record in 2020, 4-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Dimitrov’s best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals in Acapulco and Antwerp.

Last year in Vienna The Bulgarian lost in the 2^nd round 7-6(5) 7-6(1) to Matteo Berrettini.

Daniel Evans: ranking and results

Ranked no. 33, the Brit reached the quarter after beating Aljaz Bedene 6-3 4-5 ret. and Jurij Rodionov 7-5 6-3.

Daniel has a 18-12 win-loss record in 2020, 7-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). The Brit’s best result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals in Dubai and Antwerp.

Last year in Vienna Evans didn’t compete in Vienna in 2019.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5^th time that Grigor Dimitrov and Daniel Evans square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they played, Dimitrov won 2-6 6-4 6-1 in the R in Atp cup back in January 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Grigor Dimitrov who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Grigor Dimitrov is the pick to win this match.
Grigor Dimitrov -> 1.50
Daniel Evans -> 2.62

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Daniil Medvedev vs. Kevin Anderson

Head to head 0-0

Daniil Medvedev will compete against Kevin Anderson in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Daniil Medvedev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 6, Daniil got to the quarter after beating Jason Jung 6-3 6-1 and Vasek Pospisil 4-6 6-3 6-2.

The Russian has a 18-9 win-loss record in 2020, 4-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Daniil’s best result of the season was getting to the semi-finals in at the U.S. Open .

Last year in Vienna The Russian didn’t compete in Vienna in 2019.

Kevin Anderson: ranking and results

Ranked no. 111, Anderson got to the quarter after defeating Dennis Novak 6-7² 6-4 7-6⁶ and Pablo Carreno-Busta 7-5 6-1.

Kevin has a 8-8 win-loss record in 2020, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Vienna Kevin didn’t compete in Vienna in 2019.

Head to head analysis

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.