
Daniil Medvedev and Reilly Opelka will clash against each other in the 3rd round of the French Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 4:00 pm on Court Suzanne LENGLEN. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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 -> 1.32
Reilly Opelka -> 3.65
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Prediction and head to head Daniil Medvedev vs. Reilly Opelka
This will be the 4th time that Daniil Medvedev and Reilly Opelka clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Opelka won 2-6 7-5 6-4 in the 2nd round in St petersburg back in 2020.
Highlights Reilly Opelka vs Daniil Medvedev – St petersburg 15-October-2020
Daniil Medvedev
Ranked no. 2 (career-high), Daniil got to the 3rd round after beating Alexander Bublik 6-3 6-3 7-5 and Tommy Paul 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Paul, The Russian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-1 6-4 6-3). During the match, Medvedev scored 116 points vs Paul’s 90. Daniil was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about the service games, Medvedev fired 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Daniil Medvedev lost the serve 4 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Medvedev put 56% of his first serves in, winning 80% (40/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (18/39) on the 2nd serve. Medvedev broke Paul 8 times after converting 53% of his break points (8/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Medvedev started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 1 set in this competition to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Medvedev has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 69% of his matches (336-153). 3-2 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Medvedev has a compiled62-37 win-loss record in the last 9 years on clay.
His best result of the year was winning the title in in Marseille where he beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4.
Medvedev has a compiled 20-5 win-loss record in 2021, 3-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. See his history.
Reilly Opelka
Ranked no. 35, Opelka got to the 3rd round after defeating Andrej Martin 6-3 6-2 6-4 and Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-3 6-2 3-6 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Opelka had a good straight sets win against Munar Clar (6-3 6-2 3-6 7-5). During the match Opelka scored 116 points vs Munar Clar’s 110. Opelka was extremely aggressive to blast 64 winners.
Talking about serving, Opelka managed to score 18 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Reilly Opelka lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Opelka put 66% of his first serves in, winning 75% (64/85) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (20/43) on the 2nd serve. Reilly broke Munar Clar 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Reilly started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The American’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Rome.
The American has a compiled 8-9 win-loss record in 2021, 6-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2019 and 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Medvedev | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 65 | 65 |
| Pts | 225-171 | 214-183 |
| Total Points | 396 | 397 |
| Winners | 74 | 103 |
| %Winners | 33% | 48% |
Both Medvedev and Opelka played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Daniil Medvedev dropped 1 set, while Reilly Opelka conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Medvedev and Opelka have played the same amount of sets 7. They also played the same amount of games (65). Medvedev scored 74 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, The American blasted 103 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Medvedev | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 28 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 14 |
| 1st in | 93/179 | 138/213 |
| %1st in | 52% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 74/93 | 103/138 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 43/86 | 36/75 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 48% |
Medvedev managed to score 11 aces (5.5 per match). Opelka managed to score 28 aces (14 per match). Medvedev won 80% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Opelka won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Medvedev | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 12 |
| Converted | 15/30 | 12/18 |
| % Converted | 50% | 67% |
| Conceded | 15 | 14 |
| Saved | 8 | 9 |
| % Saved | 53% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 5 |
Daniil broke his opponents 15 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Russian conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded. Opelka broke his opponents 12 times with a 67% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Medvedev | ||||
| R1 Bublik |
R2 Paul |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 7-5 | 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 35 | 65 | |
| pts | 109-81 | 116-90 | 225-171 | |
| Total points | 190 | 206 | 396 | |
| Winners | 34 | 40 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 34% | 33% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 43/90 | 50/89 | 93/179 | |
| % 1st in | 48% | 56% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 34/43 | 40/50 | 74/93 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/47 | 18/39 | 43/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 46% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| Converted | 7/15 | 8/15 | 15/30 | |
| Converted % | 47% | 53% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 2/6 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 33% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Opelka | ||||
| R1 Martin |
R2 Munar Clar |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 6-4 | 6-3 6-2 3-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 38 | 65 | |
| pts | 98-73 | 116-110 | 214-183 | |
| Total points | 171 | 226 | 397 | |
| Winners | 39 | 64 | 103 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 55% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 18 | 28 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 53/85 | 85/128 | 138/213 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 66% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 39/53 | 64/85 | 103/138 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/32 | 20/43 | 36/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 47% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 7/11 | 5/7 | 12/18 | |
| Converted % | 64% | 71% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 7/9 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 78% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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