Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas will face off in the semifinal of the Western & Southern Open for the 10th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, 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 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Daniil Medvedev is the pick to win this match.
Daniil Medvedev -> 1.41
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 3
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Prediction and head to head Daniil Medvedev vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
This will be the 10th time that Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas fight against each other. The head to head is 7-2 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 5-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Medvedev won 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the semifinal in at the Australian Open back in January 2022.
Highlights Daniil Medvedev vs Stefanos Tsitsipas – Australian Open 28-January-2022
Daniil Medvedev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-5 | 18-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 66-18 | 38-8 | 10-3 | 11-4 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 45-19 | 26-8 | 3-2 | 8-6 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-13 | 33-5 | 5-3 | 18-3 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-10 | 14-4 | 0-2 | 14-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently world no. 1 Daniil got to the semifinal after beating Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-4 7-5, Denis Shapovalov 7-5 7-5 and Taylor Harry Fritz 7-61 6-3.
In the quarter, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Fritz (7-61 6-3). During the match, Medvedev scored 77 points vs Fritz’s 69. Medvedev was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Regarding the service games, Medvedev bagged 18 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Daniil Medvedev was pretty effective on serve to win 76% (41/54) of his 1st serve and 57% (17/30) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Medvedev broke Fritz once after converting 33% of his break points (1/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Medvedev hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Medvedev has a great match record in the last 10 years having won 71% of his matches (413-172). 23-6 on hard in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Medvedev has a compiled 178-60 match record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title in in Los Cabos where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 7-5 6-0.
The Russian has a compiled 34-11 win-loss record in 2022, 23-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Stefanos Tsitsipas
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-7 | 10-6 | 10-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-24 | 19-9 | 17-5 | 11-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 61-24 | 18-8 | 17-4 | 18-9 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-19 | 26-8 | 23-5 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 29-14 | 11-6 | 11-3 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 7, Stefanos got to the semifinal after defeating Filip Krajinovic 6-3 6-4, Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-3 6-3 and John Isner 7-65 5-7 6-3.
In the quarter, Tsitsipas defeated Isner (7-65 5-7 6-3). During the match Tsitsipas scored 101 points vs Isner’s 93. Stefanos was pretty aggressive to blast 47 winners.
About the serving games, Tsitsipas struck 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Stefanos Tsitsipas was extremely effective on serve to win 78% (47/60) of his 1st serve and 69% (25/36) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Tsitsipas was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Isner once.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Stefanos has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was conquering the title in in Carlo where he overcame Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final 6-3 7-6(3) and in in Mallorca where he defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in the final 6-4 3-6 7-6(2).
Stefanos has a compiled 45-15 win-loss record in 2022, 15-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2020 and 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Medvedev | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 68 | 71 |
| Pts | 243-206 | 237-194 |
| Total Points | 449 | 431 |
| Winners | 109 | 105 |
| %Winners | 45% | 44% |
Both Medvedev and Tsitsipas played 3 matches. At the moment, Stefanos Tsitsipas conceded 1 set while Daniil Medvedev hasn’t conceded a set so far. Medvedev has played 1 set(s) less than Tsitsipas (6 vs 7). Therefore, Medvedev played 3 games less than Tsitsipas. The Russian scored 109 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Stefanos recorded 105 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Medvedev | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 29 | 27 |
| Avg per match | 9.7 | 9 |
| 1st in | 137/218 | 132/207 |
| %1st in | 63% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 109/137 | 105/132 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 44/81 | 46/75 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 61% |
Medvedev managed to score 29 aces (9.7 per match). Tsitsipas struck 27 aces (9 per match). Medvedev won 80% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Tsitsipas won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Medvedev | Tsitsipas |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 8 |
| Converted | 7/25 | 8/19 |
| % Converted | 28% | 42% |
| Conceded | 13 | 8 |
| Saved | 11 | 5 |
| % Saved | 85% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Daniil broke his opponents 7 times with a 28% conversion rate. Daniil conceded his serve twice and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded. The Greek broke his opponents 8 times with a 42% conversion rate. Stefanos conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Medvedev | |||||
| R2 Van De Zandschulp |
R3 Shapovalov |
1/4 Fritz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | 7-5 7-5 | 7-61 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 24 | 22 | 68 | |
| pts | 79-64 | 87-73 | 77-69 | 243-206 | |
| Total points | 143 | 160 | 146 | 449 | |
| Winners | 33 | 35 | 41 | 109 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 40% | 53% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 4 | 18 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 38/66 | 45/68 | 54/84 | 137/218 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 66% | 64% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 33/38 | 35/45 | 41/54 | 109/137 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 78% | 76% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/28 | 14/23 | 17/30 | 44/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 61% | 57% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 3/13 | 1/3 | 7/25 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 23% | 33% | 28% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 3/4 | 6/6 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 75% | 100% | 81% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tsitsipas | |||||
| R2 Krajinovic |
R3 Schwartzman |
1/4 Isner |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-3 | 7-65 5-7 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 18 | 34 | 71 | |
| pts | 63-42 | 73-59 | 101-93 | 237-194 | |
| Total points | 105 | 132 | 194 | 431 | |
| Winners | 34 | 24 | 47 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 33% | 47% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 14 | 6 | 7 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 37/49 | 35/62 | 60/96 | 132/207 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 56% | 63% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 34/37 | 24/35 | 47/60 | 105/132 | |
| % 1st pts | 92% | 69% | 78% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/12 | 14/27 | 25/36 | 46/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 52% | 69% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 5/14 | 1/1 | 8/19 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 36% | 100% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 60% | 67% | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Cincinnati
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – John IsnerIsner (7-65 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-VasselinGonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin – Kevin Krawietz/Andreas MiesKrawietz/Andreas Mies (6-3 6-72 10-6) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (7-61 6-3) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Tim Puetz/Michael VenusPuetz/Michael Venus – Marcel Granollers/Horacio ZeballosGranollers/Horacio Zeballos (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (7-64 6-74 6-4) – See score progression
- Rajeev Ram/Joe SalisburyRam/Joe Salisbury – Karen Khachanov/Denis ShapovalovKhachanov/Denis Shapovalov (6-1 7-66) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – John IsnerIsner (7-6(5) 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-4) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (7-2) – H2H and prediction
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Borna CoricCoric (1-2) – H2H and prediction
